Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 173

Devanagari script

त्वरयन्ति च मां ह्येते दिविस्थाः प्रणयाद्गणाः । स्वस्त्यस्तु ते गमिष्यामीत्युक्त्वा सोऽन्तर्दधे क्षणात्

Transliteration

tvarayanti ca māṃ hyete divisthāḥ praṇayādgaṇāḥ | svastyastu te gamiṣyāmītyuktvā so'ntardadhe kṣaṇāt

Translation

“محبت کے سبب یہ آسمانی گن مجھے جلدی کرنے پر آمادہ کر رہے ہیں۔ تم پر خیر و برکت ہو؛ میں روانہ ہوتا ہوں۔” یہ کہہ کر وہ ایک لمحے میں نظروں سے اوجھل ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• tvarayanti: they urge/hasten (me)
• tvarayanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tvar (त्वर् धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: tvaray-), लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रथमपुरुष सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (indeed)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम

• divi-sthāḥ: dwelling in heaven
• divi-sthāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (स्थ धातु से निष्पन्न प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष—‘दिवि स्थिताः’ (dwelling in heaven)

• praṇayāt: out of affection
• praṇayāt: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from affection/out of love)

• gaṇāḥ: groups/attendants
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• svasti: well-being
• svasti: Ashirvada (आशीर्वाद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आशीर्वादवाचक निपात (benedictive particle: well-being)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘ते’ = to you/for you

• gamiṣyāmi: I will go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaparisaṃkhyā (वाक्यपरिसंख्या)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-समाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having said)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम

• antardadhe: disappeared
• antardadhe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग—अन्तर् (disappeared/withdrew)

• kṣaṇāt: in a moment
• kṣaṇāt: Kāla/Avadhi (काल/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘क्षणात्’ (in an instant/from a moment)

Speaker

Narrative voice (the departing divine figure speaking within the story)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā ford)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial gaṇas in the sky gesture urgently; the blessed figure offers ‘svasti’ to the king and dissolves into light, leaving the riverbank stunned.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇa
• divistha (heavenly beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true divine encounter ends with benediction (svasti) and remembrance of the sacred moment, not attachment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative is situated in Revākhaṇḍa, within the sacred geography of the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes blessing and the transient nature of divine manifestations.