Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः कृत्वा स्वनं घोरं दानवो बलदर्पितः । रुरुर्नाम विघातार्थमभिषेकस्य चागतः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛtvā svanaṃ ghoraṃ dānavo baladarpitaḥ | rururnāma vighātārthamabhiṣekasya cāgataḥ

Translation

پھر، ایک خوفناک دھاڑ کے ساتھ، اپنی طاقت کے نشے میں چور 'رورو' نامی ایک دانو (شیطان) ابھیشیک کی رسم میں خلل ڈالنے کے لیے وہاں آن پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thereupon/then'

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having done/made'

• स्वनम्: sound, roar
• स्वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — object of कृत्वा

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (स्वनम्)

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

• बल-दर्पितः: proud of (his) strength
• बल-दर्पितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पित (कृदन्त, √दृप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: 'बलena दर्पितः' (proud due to strength)

• रुरुः: Ruru (name of the demon)
• रुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — 'by name'

• विघात-अर्थम्: for the destruction/obstruction
• विघात-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• अभिषेकस्य: of the consecration
• अभिषेकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• आगतः: came, arrived
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — 'having come/arrived' (finite sense with implied 'अस्ति')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (epic-style address; likely a royal/Janamejaya-type listener in frame narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A proud Dānava named Ruru arrives with a terrifying roar, intent on stopping a consecration; priests and attendants recoil as the ritual space trembles.

Characters & Entities

• Ruru (Dānava)
• Abhiṣeka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred undertakings attract obstacles; dharma requires steadiness when disruptive forces arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the narrative unfolds within the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The abhiṣeka is the central rite being targeted for obstruction.