Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तेन सम्पादिता लोकास्तपसा ससुरासुराः । जग्मुस्ते शरणं सर्वे देवदेवं शचीपतिम्

Transliteration

tena sampāditā lokāstapasā sasurāsurāḥ | jagmuste śaraṇaṃ sarve devadevaṃ śacīpatim

Translation

اُس کی تپسیا کے اثر سے دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں سمیت سارے لوک بےقرار ہو اٹھے۔ تب سب نے دیوتاؤں کے ادھیپتی، شچی پتی اندر کی پناہ لی۔

Word by Word

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सम्पादिताः: were accomplished; were brought to completion
• सम्पादिताः: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पद्/पाद् (धातु) → सम्पादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विशेषण

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ससुरासुराः: together with gods and asuras
• ससुरासुराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स- सुर-असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकानाम्)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शचीपतिम्: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• शचीपतिम्: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-sāgara (contextual)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: Śiva’s tapas-fire radiates from the confluence; devas and asuras, unsettled, gather and move toward Indra’s court seeking protection and counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (implied)
• Devas
• Asuras
• Indra (Śacīpati)
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is so potent that it affects cosmic order; even celestial powers respond by seeking counsel and refuge when balance is threatened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it advances the cosmic backstory leading to later tīrtha-glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative context about the effects of austerity.