Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ये पूर्वमिह संसिद्धा ऋषयो वेदपारगाः । तेषां प्रभावाद्भगवान् ववर्ष बलवृत्रहा

Transliteration

ye pūrvamiha saṃsiddhā ṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ | teṣāṃ prabhāvādbhagavān vavarṣa balavṛtrahā

Translation

ด้วยอานุภาพตบะของเหล่าฤๅษีผู้บรรลุสิทธิ์ ณ ที่นี้แต่กาลก่อน ผู้เชี่ยวชาญข้ามฝั่งแห่งพระเวทแล้ว พระภควาน ผู้ทรงเดชะผู้ปราบวฤตระ จึงโปรยฝนลงมา

Word by Word

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• इह: here, in this place
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• संसिद्धाः: fully accomplished, perfected
• संसिद्धाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √सिध् (धातु) → संसिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas, having crossed the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक); पारग = पारं गतः (कृदन्तार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य पारगः)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रभावात्: from (their) power/influence
• प्रभावात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ववर्ष: rained
• ववर्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• बलवृत्रहा: the mighty slayer of Vṛtra
• बलवृत्रहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + वृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बलः वृत्रहा) उपाधि/विशेषणवत् नाम

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-bhūmi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the parched banks of the Revā, ancient siddha-ṛṣis with matted locks and waterpots stand in austerity; above them Indra (Vṛtrahā) releases rainclouds, turning dust to dark wet earth.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vṛtra
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The merit (puṇya) accumulated at a sacred place by perfected ṛṣis can protect the world—spiritual attainment benefits all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse implies a sanctified locale within the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition (the Revā/Narmadā region), where earlier sages attained siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights the efficacy of tapas and Vedic mastery as a protective force.