Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यत्प्रमाणा च सा देवी या रुद्रेण विनिर्मिता । कीदृशानि च कर्माणि रुद्रेण कथितानि ते

Transliteration

yatpramāṇā ca sā devī yā rudreṇa vinirmitā | kīdṛśāni ca karmāṇi rudreṇa kathitāni te

Translation

Apakah ukuran (keluasan) Dewi yang dibentuk oleh Rudra itu? Dan apakah jenis-jenis upacara serta amalan yang telah diajarkan Rudra kepadamu?

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relativizer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• प्रमाणा: of what measure/extent
• प्रमाणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• या: who/which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• विनिर्मिता: created, fashioned
• विनिर्मिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + मा (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• कीदृशानि: what kind of
• कीदृशानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-विशेषण (interrogative adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कर्माणि: deeds, rites
• कर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• कथितानि: told, described
• कथितानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• ते: to you / of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; द्वितीय-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

Speaker

An inquiring sage (listener) within the Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā Devī (implied)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (implied questioner continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The questioner asks about the divine ‘measure’ of the Goddess created by Rudra and the specific rites Rudra taught; the scene suggests a subtle apparition of a river-goddess with Śiva’s presence behind the sage.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Revā/Narmadā)
• Rudra
• Karma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is paired with sacred practice—Rudra’s authority frames both the greatness of the river and the dharmic actions linked to her.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā broadly; the verse anticipates detailed tīrtha-acts and measurements in the continuing narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-taught karmas/rites are referenced but not enumerated in this shloka.