Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवंनामा कृतः सोऽपि परमं व्रतमास्थितः । तोषयामास देवेशमुमया सह शङ्करम्

Transliteration

evaṃnāmā kṛtaḥ so'pi paramaṃ vratamāsthitaḥ | toṣayāmāsa deveśamumayā saha śaṅkaram

Translation

یوں نام پانے کے بعد اس نے بھی اعلیٰ ترین ورت اختیار کیا، اور اپنے انوشتھان سے اُما سمیت دیوؤں کے ایشور شنکر کو خوش کیا۔

Word by Word

• एवंनामा: having such a name
• एवंनामा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (एवं नाम यस्य = having such a name)

• कृतः: was made/was named
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow/austerity
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थितः: undertook/observed
• आस्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP with active sense); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तोषयामास: pleased/satisfied
• तोषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) [णिच् causative: तोषय-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (preposition-like indeclinable)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Meghanāda, austere and resolute, performs a supreme vow; Śiva with Umā appears pleased, bestowing a calm yet formidable grace.

Characters & Entities

• Meghanāda
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the most powerful must seek refinement through vrata; disciplined austerity is portrayed as a direct means of gaining divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā (Narmadā) setting is being prepared; the tīrtha context becomes explicit in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking a ‘parama vrata’—a supreme religious observance aimed at pleasing Śiva (with Umā).