Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

किमत्रागमनं देवाः सर्वेषां वै विवर्णता । केनापमानिताः सर्वे शीघ्रं मे कथ्यतां स्वयम्

Transliteration

kimatrāgamanaṃ devāḥ sarveṣāṃ vai vivarṇatā | kenāpamānitāḥ sarve śīghraṃ me kathyatāṃ svayam

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—“ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, ഇവിടെ എന്തിന് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു? നിങ്ങളെല്ലാവർക്കും ഈ വിവർണ്ണത എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? ആരാണ് നിങ്ങളെല്ലാവരെയും അപമാനിച്ചത്? ഉടൻ തന്നെ നിങ്ങളേ തന്നെ എനിക്ക് പറയുക।”

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगमनम्: coming; arrival
• आगमनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of you)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/confirmatory particle)

• विवर्णता: paleness; loss of color
• विवर्णता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर्णता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केन: by whom?
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अपमानिताः: insulted; dishonored
• अपमानिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-मान् (धातु) → अपमानित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• सर्वे: all (of you)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• स्वयम्: yourselves; personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

Speaker

Brahmā (Padmayoni)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through truthful reporting and clear diagnosis of harm—problems are faced directly, not hidden.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is set in Brahmaloka and concerns a cosmic disturbance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct inquiry initiating the account of oppression.