Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां देवानां प्रपितामहः । जगाम सहितस्तत्र यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacasteṣāṃ devānāṃ prapitāmahaḥ | jagāma sahitastatra yatra devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำของเหล่าเทวดาแล้ว พระปราปิตามหะ (พระพรหม) จึงเสด็จไปพร้อมกับพวกเขา ยังสถานที่ที่พระมหेशวรประทับอยู่

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (object of hearing)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — ‘having heard’

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Genitive, Plural

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रपितामहः: the great-grandfather (Brahmā)
• प्रपितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (प्रकृष्टः पितामहः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (सह (अव्यय/उपपद) + इ (धातु) + क्त/निष्ठा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निष्ठान्त विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘सह’ अर्थे — accompanied

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — ‘there’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb) — ‘where’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maheśvara-sthāna in Revā Khaṇḍa (unnamed here)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, surrounded by devas, journeys toward Maheśvara’s abode—an austere Śaiva sanctuary glowing with inner fire; the procession carries offerings and folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Prāpitāmaha)
• Devas
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the cosmos falters, even the highest beings proceed with humility to Śiva, acknowledging him as the ultimate refuge for restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates ‘the place where Maheśvara is’ without naming a specific tīrtha in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a divine journey to seek grace.