Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । उपाविशन्तु ते सर्वे ये केचन समागताः । निहतो दानवो ह्येष गीर्वाणार्थे पितामह

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | upāviśantu te sarve ye kecana samāgatāḥ | nihato dānavo hyeṣa gīrvāṇārthe pitāmaha

Translation

พระอิศวรตรัสว่า "ขอให้ทุกท่านที่มารวมตัวกัน ณ ที่นี้จงนั่งลงเถิด โอ พระบิดาเจ้า ดานพตนนี้ถูกสังหารเพื่อเหล่าทวยเทพแล้ว"

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect ‘said’

• उपाविशन्तु: let (them) sit down
• उपाविशन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; imperative/benedictive sense ‘let them sit’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ते’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• केचन: any (whoever), some
• केचन: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘some/any’

• समागताः: assembled, come together
• समागताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ये केचन’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• निहतः: slain
• निहतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘दानवः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गीर्वाणार्थे: for the sake of the gods
• गीर्वाणार्थे: Adhikarana (Purpose-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गीर्वाणानाम् अर्थः = ‘for the gods’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अर्थे = ‘for the sake of’ (locative of purpose)

• पितामह: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामह: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, calm yet formidable, addresses Brahmā; devas sit in orderly rows as if in a celestial council; the slain dānava is implied off-scene or symbolized by a fallen weapon/banner.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Gīrvāṇas (Devas)
• Dānava (Andhaka implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action is undertaken for loka-saṅgraha—the protection and welfare of the righteous and the maintenance of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the lead-in to the forthcoming tīrtha-yātrā account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal address in an assembly (sabhā) context.