Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेव उमया सह शंकरः । ब्रूहि त्वं तु महाभागे यत्ते मनसि वर्तते

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādeva umayā saha śaṃkaraḥ | brūhi tvaṃ tu mahābhāge yatte manasi vartate

Translation

Kemudian Mahādeva Śaṅkara, berkenan bersama Umā, bersabda: “Wahai yang amat berbahagia, katakanlah—apakah yang bersemayam dalam hatimu?”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse/sequence marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘pleased’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘महान् देवः’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उमया: with Umā (instrumental)
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (preposition-like indeclinable)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell, speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (contrast/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘महान् भागः यस्याः’ (as vocative epithet); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (relative)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (enclitic)

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• वर्तते: is present, exists
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara/Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Revā-devī (as devotee) and the king as audience to the narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Umā appear together, radiant and compassionate, facing the devoted river-goddess (in woman form), with a gesture inviting her to speak her wish.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śaṅkara
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion matures, the Lord responds personally and invites the devotee to articulate a dharmic wish (vara).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā’s sanctity is being established through a direct encounter with Śiva and Umā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it introduces the moment of vara-pradāna (granting a boon) after worship.