Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । न भेतव्यं न भेतव्यमद्यप्रभृति दानव । सौवर्णे भवने तिष्ठ मम पार्श्वेऽथवा पुनः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyamadyaprabhṛti dānava | sauvarṇe bhavane tiṣṭha mama pārśve'thavā punaḥ

Translation

ایشور نے فرمایا: “ڈر مت—ڈر مت، اے دانَو! آج سے آگے۔ سونے کے محل میں رہ، یا پھر میرے ہی پہلو میں ٹھہر۔”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भेतव्यम्: to be feared / need to fear
• भेतव्यम्: Vidhi/Pratiṣedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भेतव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ought to be feared), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; भावे प्रयोगः (impersonal: 'there is no need to fear')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भेतव्यम्: to be feared
• भेतव्यम्: Vidhi/Pratiṣedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भेतव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; पुनरुक्त्या बलम्

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययीभाव (from today onwards)

• दानव: O Dānava (demon)
• दानव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• सौवर्णे: in the golden
• सौवर्णे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative); भवने इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भवने: house/palace
• भवने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative)

• तिष्ठ: stay/stand
• तिष्ठ: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive)

• पार्श्वे: at (my) side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative)

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• पुनः: again/else
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/else)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara speaks with raised abhaya-mudrā; a ‘golden mansion’ (sauvarṇa-bhavana) gleams behind; the dānava stands humbled, fear dissolving.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Dānava
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s refuge is supreme: when grace is granted, fear dissolves and the devotee gains divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape; the chapter’s arc connects the event to places later named from the fallen flames (e.g., Jvāleśvara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boon-bestowal passage focused on abhaya (fearlessness) and divine proximity.