Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गौतमं प्रार्थयामासुर्वाक्यैः सानुनयैः शुभैः । गतराज्यं गतश्रीकं शक्रं प्रति मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

gautamaṃ prārthayāmāsurvākyaiḥ sānunayaiḥ śubhaiḥ | gatarājyaṃ gataśrīkaṃ śakraṃ prati munīśvara

Translation

ด้วยถ้อยคำอันเป็นมงคลและอ่อนน้อม เขาทั้งหลายวิงวอนพระโคตมะว่า: “ข้าแต่มุนีศวร โปรดเมตตาต่อศักระ ผู้สิ้นราชสมบัติและสิ้นรัศมีสิริแล้วเถิด”

Word by Word

• गौतमम्: Gautama
• गौतमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामासुः: they entreated; requested
• प्रार्थयामासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage (प्रार्थयति = requests)

• वाक्यैः: with words
• वाक्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सानुनयैः: with conciliatory (pleading)
• सानुनयैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अनुनय (प्रातिपदिक; स + अनुनय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव (अनुनयेन सह) विशेषणम् (वाक्यैः)

• शुभैः: auspicious; kind
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वाक्यैः)

• गतराज्यम्: one who has lost his kingdom
• गतराज्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत-राज्य (प्रातिपदिक; गत + राज्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (गत) + तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (शक्रम्)

• गतश्रीकम्: one whose splendor/fortune is gone
• गतश्रीकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत-श्रीक (प्रातिपदिक; गत + श्रीक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (गत) + तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (शक्रम्)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards; regarding
• प्रति: Pratiyogi (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/निपात-स्वरूपः; कर्मप्रवचनीय (preposition)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Devas and sages (petitioning Gautama; framed by narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakra-tīrtha (legendary frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍuputra (a Pāṇḍava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages, hands folded, speak sweetly to Gautama; Indra stands behind them, diminished—his crown dulled—seeking mercy.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoration follows humility—seeking forgiveness and approaching the righteous with respectful speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Revākhaṇḍa, oriented to Revā/Narmadā tīrthas that later provide purification and restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite here; the verse depicts śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and request for grace.