Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्या व्यवर्धन्त दंष्ट्राः कुन्देन्दुसन्निभाः । योजनानां सहस्राणि अयुतान्यर्बुदानि च

Transliteration

tatastasyā vyavardhanta daṃṣṭrāḥ kundendusannibhāḥ | yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ayutānyarbudāni ca

Translation

ତାପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା କୁନ୍ଦଫୁଲ ଓ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରମା ପରି ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହୋଇ ବଢ଼ିଲା—ହଜାର ଯୋଜନ, ଅୟୁତ, ଏବଂ ଅର୍ବୁଦ-କୋଟି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅପରିମିତ ଭାବେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यवर्धन्त: grew; increased
• व्यवर्धन्त: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• दंष्ट्राः: tusks; fangs
• दंष्ट्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुन्देन्दुसन्निभाः: resembling jasmine and the moon
• कुन्देन्दुसन्निभाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (दंष्ट्राः इति विशेष्य)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अयुतानि: ten-thousands
• अयुतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अर्बुदानि: arbuda (a very large number)
• अर्बुदानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced; exact speaker not in snippet]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s fangs, gleaming like jasmine and the moon, extend to unimaginable distances—thousands of yojanas—signaling an overwhelming, cosmic predatory power directed against adharma.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas use cosmic scale to teach awe: divine power surpasses human measures and cannot be reduced to ordinary categories.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; this is a cosmic description within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.