Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

रूपवान् सुभगश्चैव सर्वशत्रुभयंकरः । इन्द्रस्य दयितोऽत्यर्थं जय इत्येव चापरः

Transliteration

rūpavān subhagaścaiva sarvaśatrubhayaṃkaraḥ | indrasya dayito'tyarthaṃ jaya ityeva cāparaḥ

Translation

Siya’y may kagandahan at mapalad, nakapangingilabot sa lahat ng kaaway; labis na minamahal ni Indra, at kilala rin sa isa pang pangalan—Jaya.

Word by Word

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुभगः: fortunate, charming
• सुभगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वशत्रुभयंकरः: terrifying to all enemies
• सर्वशत्रुभयंकरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शत्रु + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'सर्वेषां शत्रूणां भयङ्करः' विशेषण

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दयितः: beloved (one)
• दयितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अत्यर्थम्: exceedingly
• अत्यर्थम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• जयः: Jaya (name)
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपरः: another (one)
• अपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'another (name)'

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant warrior-like figure, Pattreśvara/Jaya, is described in glowing terms—handsome, auspicious, feared by enemies—standing under Indra’s favor.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Jaya
• Pattreśvara (by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly excellence and divine favor are shown as part of a larger moral arc that will test restraint and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Pattreśvara, through the celebrated identity of the person associated with the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.