Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । सुवर्णशिलके ग्रामे गौतमान्वयसम्भवः । कृषीवलो महादेवि भार्यापुत्रसमन्वितः

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | suvarṇaśilake grāme gautamānvayasambhavaḥ | kṛṣīvalo mahādevi bhāryāputrasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya bersabda: Wahai Mahādevī, di desa bernama Suvarṇaśilaka tinggal seorang petani, berasal daripada keturunan Gautama, bersama isteri dan anak lelakinya.

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्री + मार्कण्डेय

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुवर्णशिलके: in Suvarṇaśilaka
• सुवर्णशिलके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्णशिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सुवर्णस्य शिलकः/शिलका) नाम ग्रामः

• ग्रामे: in the village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गौतमान्वयसम्भवः: born in the Gautama lineage
• गौतमान्वयसम्भवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौतमान्वय + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; सम्भव = √भू/√सम्-भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गौतमान्वयात् सम्भवः)

• कृषीवलः: a farmer
• कृषीवलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृषीवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेवि: O great देवी
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महा + देवी

• भार्यापुत्रसमन्वितः: accompanied by wife and son
• भार्यापुत्रसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्या + पुत्र + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समन्वित = √अन्वि क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (भार्या च पुत्रः च) + समन्वित (युक्तः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suvarṇaśilaka (as narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (frame); vocative 'Mahādevī' indicates a received/variant address within transmission

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Introduction of the protagonist: a farmer of Gautama lineage living with wife and son in Suvarṇaśilaka—fields, huts, and a calm rural setting foreshadow an impending moral test.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Suvarṇaśilaka
• Gautama (lineage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It grounds the Purāṇic teaching in an ordinary householder setting, showing that dharma unfolds through everyday family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse situates the account in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, beginning at the village of Suvarṇaśilaka (within the Revā/Narmadā milieu).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the पात्र (characters) for the ensuing narrative.