Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

जग्मुस्ते त्वरिताः सर्वे यत्र सा समदृश्यत । त्रिभिश्चतुर्भिश्च तथा योजनैर्दशभिः पुनः

Transliteration

jagmuste tvaritāḥ sarve yatra sā samadṛśyata | tribhiścaturbhiśca tathā yojanairdaśabhiḥ punaḥ

Translation

അവൾ കണ്ടിടത്തേക്ക് എല്ലാവരും വേഗത്തിൽ ചെന്നു; എന്നാൽ അവൾ വീണ്ടും മൂന്ന്, നാല്, പിന്നെ പത്ത് യോജന ദൂരങ്ങളിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वरिताः: hastened/quick
• त्वरिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक); √त्वर् (धातु) से निष्पन्न
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• समदृश्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (दृश्यते)

• त्रिभिः: by three (yojanas)
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• चतुर्भिः: by four (yojanas)
• चतुर्भिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• योजनैः: by yojanas
• योजनैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• दशभिः: by ten
• दशभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (again)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-zone (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kinetic sequence: the host rushes to where she appears, only for her to manifest again farther—three, four, then ten yojanas—turning the landscape into a moving stage.

Characters & Entities

• the maiden (kanyā)
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Craving creates ceaseless movement but no arrival; distance multiplies as attachment deepens.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.