Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तथ्यं विष्णोश्च परमेष्ठिनः । सगणः सपरीवारः सह ताभ्यां सहोमया

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacastathyaṃ viṣṇośca parameṣṭhinaḥ | sagaṇaḥ saparīvāraḥ saha tābhyāṃ sahomayā

Translation

விஷ்ணுவும் பரமேஷ்டியும் (பிரம்மா) கூறிய உண்மை வாக்குகளை கேட்டபின், (சிவன்) கணங்களும் பரிவாரமும் உடன், அவர்களிருவருடனும் உமையுடனும் (சென்றான்)।

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathyam: true, factual
• tathyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vacaḥ-विशेषण)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• parameṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with (his) attendants
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (with his attendants)

• sa-parīvāraḥ: with (his) retinue
• sa-parīvāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-प्रातिपदिक) + parīvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (with retinue)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (preposition-like indeclinable)

• tābhyām: with those two
• tābhyām: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (with those two)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva rises with Umā at his side; gaṇas cluster around with drums and banners; Brahmā and Viṣṇu accompany, forming a dignified divine entourage moving toward a luminous threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order unfolds through concord among divine powers; truth-aligned counsel leads to decisive action for the welfare of worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene remains in Kailāsa-centered divine geography; the Revā/Narmadā mahatmya continues as the larger narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the divine response and procession.