Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तेन देवा जिताः सर्वे हृतराज्या नराधिप । यज्ञभागान् स्वयं भुङ्क्ते अहं विष्णुर्न संशयः

Transliteration

tena devā jitāḥ sarve hṛtarājyā narādhipa | yajñabhāgān svayaṃ bhuṅkte ahaṃ viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ด้วยเขาเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงถูกพิชิต และอาณาจักรถูกชิงไป เขากลับเสวยส่วนแห่งยัญญะด้วยตนเอง แล้วกล่าวว่า “เรานี่แหละคือวิษณุ—มิใช่ข้อสงสัย”

Word by Word

• तेन: by him / by that (demon)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जिताः: conquered
• जिताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; जि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हृतराज्याः: deprived of their kingdoms
• हृतराज्याः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत-राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (हृतं राज्यं येषाम्)

• नराधिप: O king
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; समासः तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• यज्ञभागान्: shares of sacrifices
• यज्ञभागान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भागाः)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः-प्रयोग (reflexive adverb)

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys, consumes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not / no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā Khaṇḍa secret tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāla-megha triumphant over devas; he arrogantly consumes yajña portions, proclaiming himself Viṣṇu; devas appear dispossessed and distressed.

Characters & Entities

• Tāla-megha
• Devas
• Viṣṇu
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma includes usurping sacred rites and false divine claims; yajña represents cosmic order that must be protected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly supports the Cakratīrtha narrative by setting up the demon’s oppression that leads to divine intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference is made to yajña-bhāga (sacrificial portions), highlighting their proper recipients; no direct instruction is given.