Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एतत्सर्वं करिष्यामि मा विषादं गमिष्यथ । अचिरेणैव कालेन कुर्यां युष्मत्सुखावहम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | etatsarvaṃ kariṣyāmi mā viṣādaṃ gamiṣyatha | acireṇaiva kālena kuryāṃ yuṣmatsukhāvaham

Translation

พระอีศวรตรัสว่า “เราจักกระทำทั้งหมดนี้—พวกเจ้าจงอย่าตกอยู่ในความเศร้าโศกเลย ในเวลาไม่นานนัก เราจักบันดาลสิ่งที่เกื้อกูลต่อสวัสดิภาพและความสุขของพวกเจ้า”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (एतत् इति विशेष्य)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Nishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• विषादम्: despondency/grief
• विषादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गमिष्यथ: you will go to/enter
• गमिष्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अचिरेण: in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-प्रयोग (instrumental of time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• कालेन: with time/within time
• कालेन: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-प्रयोग

• कुर्याम्: I would do / I shall make
• कुर्याम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युष्मत्: your
• युष्मत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समासार्थे प्रातिपदिक-रूप (genitive sense)

• सुखावहम्: bringing happiness
• सुखावहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; सुख़ + आ + वह्-धातुज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्मरूपेण—‘युष्मत्सुखावहम्’ इति)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks with raised hand in abhaya-mudrā; devas’ faces soften from fear to relief; the atmosphere turns calm and resolute.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When refuge is taken in the Lord, despair is replaced by assurance; divine timing restores dharma and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised; the verse is part of the narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a consoling divine declaration.