Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स मार्कण्डः कथयामास योगवित् । ध्यात्वा सनातनं सर्वं देवदेवं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa mārkaṇḍaḥ kathayāmāsa yogavit | dhyātvā sanātanaṃ sarvaṃ devadevaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

یوں مخاطب کیے جانے پر یوگ کے جاننے والے مارکنڈ نے کلام شروع کیا؛ اس نے سب کے ازلی رب، دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا مہیشور کا دھیان کر لیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/said to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (past passive participle; masculine nominative singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• mārkaṇḍaḥ: Mārkaṇḍa
• mārkaṇḍaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• kathayāmāsa: narrated/told
• kathayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परिप्रयोगः—परस्मैपदी परिपूर्णभूत (perfect, active, 3rd person singular)

• yogavit: knower of yoga
• yogavit: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + vid (प्रातिपदिक; योगविद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one who knows yoga)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• sanātanam: the eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular; qualifying implied deity)

• devadevam: God of gods
• devadevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक; देवदेव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (deva of devas)

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महेश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great lord)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Mārkaṇḍeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (within the scene)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya sits in meditation with matted locks, eyes half-closed; behind him a subtle vision of Maheśvara as Devadeva, serene and all-pervading, with the riverbank setting.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic instruction is grounded in contemplation of Śiva; right teaching is presented as arising from dhyāna and yogic insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse serves as a devotional preface within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) upon Maheśvara is implied as the spiritual preparation for true discourse.