Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

रतिं सुमहतीं चक्रे सह तत्र मरुद्गणैः । ततश्चानन्तरं देवो मायां कृत्वा ह्यनेकधा

Transliteration

ratiṃ sumahatīṃ cakre saha tatra marudgaṇaiḥ | tataścānantaraṃ devo māyāṃ kṛtvā hyanekadhā

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ସେ ମରୁଦ୍ଗଣମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମହାନ ରତି (ଆନନ୍ଦ) ଉପଭୋଗ କଲା। ତାପରେ ଦେବ ଅନେକ ପ୍ରକାର ମାୟା ରଚିଲେ।

Word by Word

• रतिम्: delight/pleasure
• रतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुमहतīm: very great
• सुमहतīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'रतिम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; 'सु' उपसर्गवत् तीव्रार्थक

• चक्रे: made/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• मरुद्गणैः: with the hosts of Maruts
• मरुद्गणैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (मरुतां गणैः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययप्राय (immediately/afterwards)

• ततश्चानन्तरम्: and then immediately
• ततश्चानन्तरम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः + च + अनन्तरम् (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: ततः + च → ततश्च; अव्ययसमूहः

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मायाम्: illusion/magic power
• मायाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made/created
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having done)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in many ways)

• ह्यनेकधा: indeed, in many ways
• ह्यनेकधा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि + अनेकधा (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: हि + अनेकधा → ह्यनेकधा

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Luṅkeśa-hrada (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Deva with Marut hosts in joyous assembly near the lake; immediately the scene shifts as the deity projects multiple illusory forms—layered landscapes, mirage-like palaces, or shifting seasons.

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Deva (unspecified deity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine līlā and māyā operate within sacred narratives, revealing how holy places become stages for cosmic events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode continues within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting near a sacred lake/tīrtha, though the verse itself focuses on the event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative.