Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तु रुद्रेण उवाच मृगलोचना । ब्रह्मणो जपतो वेदांस्त्वयि सुप्ते महेश्वर

Transliteration

evamuktā tu rudreṇa uvāca mṛgalocanā | brahmaṇo japato vedāṃstvayi supte maheśvara

Translation

ရုဒ္ဒရက ဤသို့ မိန့်တော်မူသဖြင့် မျက်လုံးက သမင်ကဲ့သို့သော သူမက ပြန်လည်ဆို၏—“အို မဟေရှဝရ၊ ဘြဟ္မာက ဝေဒတော်ကို ဇပနေစဉ်၊ သင်သည် အိပ်ပျော်နေစဉ်…”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• उक्ता: having been addressed
• उक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मृगलोचना: the doe-eyed (lady)
• मृगलोचना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक: मृगलोचना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (मृगस्य इव लोचने यस्याः)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• जपतः: while (he) was muttering/reciting
• जपतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जपत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• त्वयि: when you (were)
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सुप्ते: asleep
• सुप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) → सुप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे (locative absolute with त्वयि)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: महेश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Narmadā (mṛgalocanā) replying to Śiva (Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rudra/Īśvara (and by extension Brahmā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narmadā, described as doe-eyed, begins her account: Brahmā recites the Vedas; Maheśvara is in sleep. The scene juxtaposes Brahmā’s chanting with the stillness of Śiva’s repose and the vastness of waters.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Śiva (Rudra/Maheśvara)
• Brahmā
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic order can face disruption; vigilance and divine intervention restore dharma and revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative sits within Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā context; no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (recitation) of the Vedas by Brahmā is referenced, not prescribed as a lay ritual here.