Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नरं पतन्तमालोक्य नगादमरकण्टकात् । ब्रुवन्त्यप्सरसः सर्वा मम भर्ता भवेदिति

Transliteration

naraṃ patantamālokya nagādamarakaṇṭakāt | bruvantyapsarasaḥ sarvā mama bhartā bhavediti

Translation

เมื่อเห็นบุรุษผู้ตกจากภูเขานามอมร-กันฏกะ อัปสราทั้งปวงต่างกล่าวว่า “ขอให้เขาเป็นสามีของข้าเถิด!”

Word by Word

• नरम्: a man
• नरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पतन्तम्: falling
• पतन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नरम्)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• नगात्: from the mountain
• नगात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अमरकण्टकात्: from Amarakantaka
• अमरकण्टकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरकण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेष-स्थाननाम

• ब्रुवन्ति: say
• ब्रुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• अप्सरसः: apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अप्सरसः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amara-kaṇṭaka

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A steep sacred mountain cliff; a man slips/falls, while in the sky a circle of apsarases look down, gesturing and speaking in excitement, with clouds and celestial ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Amarakanṭaka
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse uses poetic heavenly imagery to proclaim the extraordinary merit and attractiveness of Amarakanṭaka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarakanṭaka (Amara-kaṇṭaka), a famed sacred mountain connected with the Revā/Narmadā tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is encomiastic, emphasizing the site’s exalted status.