Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । गच्छ नारद शीघ्रं त्वं यत्र देवो जनार्दनः । विदितं च त्वया सर्वं यत्कृतं दानवेन तु

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | gaccha nārada śīghraṃ tvaṃ yatra devo janārdanaḥ | viditaṃ ca tvayā sarvaṃ yatkṛtaṃ dānavena tu

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า: “ไปเถิด นารท จงรีบไปยังที่ซึ่งพระชนารทนะประทับอยู่ เจ้าได้รู้ชัดแล้วทุกสิ่งที่ทานวะได้กระทำ”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: 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 (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारद: O Narada
• नारद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (देवस्य विशेषण/नाम)

• विदितम्: known
• विदितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle: 'known')

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative pronoun: 'what/that which')

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (done)

• दानवेन: by the demon
• दानवेन: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-निपात (but/indeed)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīroda (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara commands Nārada to hurry to Janārdana; the scene conveys urgency—Nārada poised to depart, vīṇā slung, while the Lord gestures decisively.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Nārada
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through coordinated divine action; the devotee-messenger must act swiftly and responsibly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse advances the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a command to deliver information to Janārdana.