Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

तदियं देवराजस्य नीयतां वरवर्णिनी । भवत्यस्तेन चास्माकं प्रेषिताः प्रीतिमिच्छता

Transliteration

tadiyaṃ devarājasya nīyatāṃ varavarṇinī | bhavatyastena cāsmākaṃ preṣitāḥ prītimicchatā

Translation

Maka hendaklah gadis yang unggul dan berseri ini dibawa menghadap raja para dewa; dan kamu juga telah kami utus dengan hasrat untuk menyenangkan baginda.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/Pronoun), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); संकेतार्थक

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine/Pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवराजस्य: of the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नीयताम्: let (her) be taken
• नीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘let her be taken’

• वरवर्णिनी: of excellent complexion/appearance
• वरवर्णिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरा + वर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (वरा वर्णिनी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of इयम्)

• भवत्यः: you ladies
• भवत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तेन: by him; therefore
• तेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष (1st person pronoun), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रेषिताः: have been sent
• प्रेषिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine, agreeing with भवत्यः), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure, satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इच्छता: (by him) desiring
• इच्छता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of तेन)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (a commanding divine figure directing celestial attendants)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The radiant maiden is to be taken to Indra; the messengers/apsarases are also sent to please him. The scene suggests a formal procession toward the devarāja’s court.

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Authority and duty operate even in celestial realms; beings are delegated tasks to uphold cosmic order and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger literary setting is Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā), but this verse is courtly-mythic rather than tīrtha-specific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual or vow is described here.