Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । मनुना सह राजेन्द्र पोतारूढो ह्यहं तदा

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | manunā saha rājendra potārūḍho hyahaṃ tadā

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของนาง ดวงตาของข้าพเจ้าก็เบิกกว้างด้วยความพิศวง แล้วโอ ราชาเหนือราชาทั้งหลาย ข้าพเจ้าก็ขึ้นเรือลำนั้นพร้อมกับมานุ

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (vacanam)

• vacanam: speech; statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु), क्त्वा (absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा), अव्यय; ‘having heard’

• vismaya-utphulla-locanaḥ: whose eyes were wide with astonishment
• vismaya-utphulla-locanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (उत्+√phull/√phal? adjectival) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘विस्मयेन उत्फुल्ले लोचने यस्य सः’

• manunā: with Manu
• manunā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like), सहार्थक

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः’

• pota-ārūḍhaḥ: having boarded the boat
• pota-ārūḍhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pota (प्रातिपदिक) + ārūḍha (ā+√ruh, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘पोते आरूढः’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालाव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king; likely a seer/narratorial voice within the Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator, eyes wide with wonder, boards the boat alongside Manu; the scene shows a small vessel on vast waters, with a sense of cosmic scale and solemn courage.

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Rājendra (listener king, unnamed)
• Abalā/Revā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awe (vismaya) arises naturally when divine protection is recognized; the seeker then follows the revealed path with trust.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) as the divine guide and protector in the pralaya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the response of the witnesses—acceptance and following—after the revelation.