Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

वन्दितो देवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षकिन्नरदानवैः । कलिप्रियो दुराराध्यो नारदो द्वारि तिष्ठति

Transliteration

vandito devagandharvairyakṣakinnaradānavaiḥ | kalipriyo durārādhyo nārado dvāri tiṣṭhati

Translation

“ଦେବ-ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ, ଯକ୍ଷ-କିନ୍ନର ଓ ଦାନବମାନେ ଯାହାକୁ ବନ୍ଦନା କରନ୍ତି; କଳିପ୍ରିୟ ଓ ଦୁରାରାଧ୍ୟ—ସେଇ ନାରଦ ଦ୍ୱାରେ ଦାଁଡ଼ିଛନ୍ତି।”

Word by Word

• वन्दितः: praised; saluted
• वन्दितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vand (वन्द् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), विशेषण (qualifying ‘नारदः’)

• देव-गन्धर्वैः: by gods and Gandharvas
• देव-गन्धर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• यक्ष-किन्नर-दानवैः: by Yakṣas, Kinnaras, and Dānavas
• यक्ष-किन्नर-दानवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kinnara (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कलि-प्रियः: fond of quarrel/strife
• कलि-प्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘नारदः’)

• दुराराध्यः: hard to please
• दुराराध्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhya (आराध्य; √rādh धातु, यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त साध्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘नारदः’)

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stands; is waiting
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Gate-attendant / chamberlain (kṣattṛ) reporting to Bāṇa (implied by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa narrative region

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A herald-like messenger proclaims: Nārada, honored by devas, gandharvas, yakṣas, kinnaras, and dānavas, stands at the gate—his fame both glorious and unsettling; listeners in the hall react with alarm.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Deva
• Gandharva
• Yakṣa
• Kinnara
• Dānava
• Bāṇa (implied listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true sage may be universally revered yet uncompromising—his sharp interventions can expose arrogance and redirect events toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is character-description within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.