Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुता तु मानेन कपिला परमेष्ठिना । तमुवाच महाभागं प्रहृष्य पद्मसम्भवम्

Transliteration

evaṃ stutā tu mānena kapilā parameṣṭhinā | tamuvāca mahābhāgaṃ prahṛṣya padmasambhavam

Translation

परमेष्ठी (ब्रह्मा) यांनी मानपूर्वक अशी स्तुती केल्यावर कपिला प्रसन्न झाली आणि हर्षित होऊन त्या महाभाग पद्मसम्भवाला म्हणाली.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'thus')

• स्तुता: praised
• स्तुता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• मानेन: with reverence/honour
• मानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• कपिला: Kapilā
• कपिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिना: by Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिना: Kartr (Agent of praising/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• महाभागम्: greatly fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः यस्य)

• प्रहृष्य: having rejoiced
• प्रहृष्य: Sambandha (Conjunctive action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive), क्रियाविशेषण

• पद्मसम्भवम्: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मसम्भवम्: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मात् सम्भवः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator) describing the scene

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Kapilā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, radiant and dignified, completes his hymn; Kapilā—personified as a serene river-goddess—smiles with delight and turns to address the lotus-born creator.

Characters & Entities

• Kapilā
• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• Padmasambhava (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise offered with reverence pleases the Divine, opening the way for guidance and boons aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is stuti (devotional praise), though no formal ritual steps are detailed.