Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तां तस्मात्तत्र गत्वाहं वरं दत्त्वा तु वाञ्छितम् । पुनस्तपः करिष्यामि दर्शयिष्यामि वा पुनः । वैष्णवं विश्वरूपं यद्दुर्दश्यं देवदानवैः

Transliteration

tāṃ tasmāttatra gatvāhaṃ varaṃ dattvā tu vāñchitam | punastapaḥ kariṣyāmi darśayiṣyāmi vā punaḥ | vaiṣṇavaṃ viśvarūpaṃ yaddurdaśyaṃ devadānavaiḥ

Translation

“ฉะนั้นเราจักไปหาเธอ ณ ที่นั้น และประทานพรตามที่ปรารถนา แล้วเราจักบำเพ็ญตบะอีกครั้ง และเผยพระวิศวรูปแห่งไวษณพนั้นอีกครา—ซึ่งแม้เทพและทานพก็ยากจะได้เห็น”

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्मात्: from that / therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (used adverbially: 'therefore/from that')

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; वाञ्छ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) विशेषणम् (वरम् इति)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दर्शयिष्यामि: I will show
• दर्शयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• वैष्णवम्: Viṣṇu’s
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विश्व रूपम् इति)

• विश्व-रूपम्: universal form
• विश्व-रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• दुर्दश्यम्: hard to be seen
• दुर्दश्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग) + दृश्य (कृदन्त; दृश् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/भाव्य) विशेषणम्

• देव-दानवैः: by gods and demons
• देव-दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating Viṣṇu’s intention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: सागरान्त-क्षेत्र (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu makes a firm resolve: he will go to Śrī, grant her desired boon, then again undertake tapas and reveal the formidable Vaiṣṇava universal form.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī (Śrī/Bhārgavī)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Viśvarūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is both boon-giver and revealer of transcendent vision; sincere devotion is answered with grace beyond ordinary reach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revākhaṇḍa’s tapas-location is central; the verse highlights the sanctity of the place where boons and divine revelation occur.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is mentioned as a spiritual means; no formal vrata or tīrtha-rite is specified here.