Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वर्तमानासु सर्वत्र तथा धर्मकथासु च । श्रूयमाणे तथा शब्दे जनैरुक्ते त्वहर्निशम्

Transliteration

vartamānāsu sarvatra tathā dharmakathāsu ca | śrūyamāṇe tathā śabde janairukte tvaharniśam

Translation

اور جب ہر طرف دھرم کی کتھائیں ہو رہی تھیں؛ اور جب ایسے کلمات لوگوں کی زبان سے دن رات ادا ہوتے اور سنے جاتے تھے—

Word by Word

• vartamānāsu: while occurring/going on
• vartamānāsu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vartamānā (कृदन्त; √vṛt धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• dharmakathāsu: in discourses on dharma
• dharmakathāsu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मस्य कथा’); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

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

• śrūyamāṇe: while being heard
• śrūyamāṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrūyamāna (कृदन्त; √śru धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present passive participle: ‘being heard’)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-समुच्चय (reiterative ‘also’)

• śabde: in the sound/utterance
• śabde: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• janaiḥ: by people
• janaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ukte: when (it was) spoken
• ukte: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle: ‘said/uttered’)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• aharniśam: day and night
• aharniśam: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aharniśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: ‘day and night’)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Janamejaya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within the yajña enclosure, groups of people and sages converse on dharma; listeners sit attentively day and night; the air is filled with recited words and murmured teachings.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma-kathā (Dharma discourse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A life immersed in Dharma-kathā and attentive hearing sanctifies the mind and prepares one for receiving tīrtha-mahātmya teachings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; it emphasizes the atmosphere of Dharma discourse that precedes detailed praise of Revā/Narmadā tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it highlights continual sacred speech and listening (śravaṇa) as a devotional discipline.