Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

फले हुताशनं देवं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । सुपर्णं पुङ्खयोर्मध्ये जवे वायुं प्रकल्प्य च

Transliteration

phale hutāśanaṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ sarvatomukham | suparṇaṃ puṅkhayormadhye jave vāyuṃ prakalpya ca

Translation

اُس نے ہُتاشن (آگ) کو—جو ہر سمت رخ رکھنے والا شعلہ زن دیوتا ہے—تیر کی نوک بنایا؛ پَرّوں کے بیچ سُپرن (گروڑ) کو رکھا؛ اور اس کی تیزی کے لیے وایو (ہوا) کو مقرر کیا۔

Word by Word

• phale: in/on the tip (arrowhead)
• phale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• hutāśanam: Agni (fire)
• hutāśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta+āśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (हुतं अश्नाति इति) = अग्निः

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; hutāśanam इत्यस्य अपि विशेष्य

• jvalantam: blazing
• jvalantam: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jval (ज्वल् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarvatomukham: facing in all directions
• sarvatomukham: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvatas+mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वतः मुखं यस्य)

• suparṇam: Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su+parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दराणि पर्णानि यस्य) = गरुडः

• puṅkhayoḥ: of the two feathers/fletchings
• puṅkhayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; 'of the two fletchings'

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• jave: in the speed/impetus
• jave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: java (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• vāyum: Vāyu (wind)
• vāyum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• prakalpya: having assigned/placed
• prakalpya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+kalp (कल्प् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-रूप (absolutive/gerund) = having arranged/assigned

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrthas (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience/pilgrims (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing arrow: Agni as the incandescent tip with many faces, Garuḍa as the central stabilizing plume, and Vāyu visualized as streaming speed-lines around the missile.

Characters & Entities

• Hutāśana (Agni)
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Vāyu
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic symbolism teaches that the elements and divine beings serve dharma when consecrated to a righteous purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts a divine ‘assignment’ of cosmic forces through sacred intention.