Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुतः स भगवान् प्रोवाच प्रहसन्निव । पुनः पुनर्भृगुं मत्तः किंतु प्रार्थयसे मुने

Transliteration

evaṃ stutaḥ sa bhagavān provāca prahasanniva | punaḥ punarbhṛguṃ mattaḥ kiṃtu prārthayase mune

Translation

Demikian dipuji, Bhagavān pun bersabda seolah-olah tersenyum: “Wahai muni Bhṛgu, berulang kali, apakah yang engkau pohon daripada-Ku?”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — 'thus/in this manner'

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) — 'praised'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'he said'

• प्रहसन्: smiling
• प्रहसन्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present participle) — 'smiling/laughing'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Simile marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा) — 'as if'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्ति) — 'again'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्ति) — 'again' (reduplicated for emphasis)

• भृगुम्: Bhṛgu
• भृगुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; 'from me'

• किंतु: but
• किंतु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंतु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — 'but/however'

• प्रार्थयसे: do you ask/request
• प्रार्थयसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'you request'

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, indicated through radiant liṅga and anthropomorphic aura, seems to smile; Bhṛgu stands attentive. The atmosphere shifts from thunderous epiphany to intimate conversation—calm light, softened edges, and a sense of benevolent inquiry.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Bhagavān
• Īśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise culminates in divine grace—Śiva invites the sage to state his dharmic request openly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is Bhṛgu-kṣetra within the Revā Khaṇḍa (a sacred geography setting connected with the Narmadā/Revā region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the request that will lead to kṣetra-śuddhi and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā themes.