Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

भ्रमसे दिव्ययोगात्मन्मोहयन्निव मां प्रभो । एतत्कथय मे सर्वं योऽसि सोऽसि नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

bhramase divyayogātmanmohayanniva māṃ prabho | etatkathaya me sarvaṃ yo'si so'si namo'stu te

Translation

ഹേ ദിവ്യയോഗാത്മൻ പ്രഭോ! എന്നെ മോഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ നീ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതെല്ലാം എനിക്ക് പറയുക; നീ ആരായാലും നിനക്ക് നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• भ्रमसे: you wander/roam
• भ्रमसे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दिव्ययोगात्मन्: O one of divine yogic nature
• दिव्ययोगात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘दिव्यः योगः यस्य सः/यस्य आत्मा’ (one whose nature is divine yoga)

• मोहयन्: bewildering
• मोहयन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; (भ्रमसे इत्यस्य सहवर्ती क्रिया)

• इव: as if
• इव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक निपात (particle of comparison: as if)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘कथय’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• कथय: tell, explain
• कथय: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (enclitic)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्-निर्देशः

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Discourse/Salutation (नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable interjection); नमस्कारार्थक निपात

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) narrative sphere

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The crane (divine yogic Lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The swimmer-seeker, hands raised in reverence even amid waves, addresses the crane as ‘Lord of divine yoga’; the crane’s aura suggests a hidden deity behind the bird-form.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence, joined with earnest questioning, are honored as the proper approach to divine mystery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is theological and dialogic rather than geographic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse models namaskāra (salutation) and respectful inquiry.