Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तावद्वसन्तसमये कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे । विमानस्थो महादेवो गच्छन्वै ह्युमया सह

Transliteration

tāvadvasantasamaye kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare | vimānastho mahādevo gacchanvai hyumayā saha

Translation

پھر بہار کے موسم میں، کسی اور سبب کے ضمن میں، مہادیو آسمانی وِمان میں متمکن ہو کر، اُما کے ساتھ ہی سفر کر رہے تھے۔

Word by Word

• तावत्: then, at that time
• तावत्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'so long/then')

• वसन्तसमये: in the spring season
• वसन्तसमये: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे (locative of time)

• कस्मिंश्चित्: in some
• कस्मिंश्चित्: Adhikarana (Place/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (indefinite locative: 'in some')

• कारणान्तरे: in another circumstance/reason
• कारणान्तरे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative: 'on another occasion/for another reason')

• विमानस्थः: seated in an aerial car
• विमानस्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying महादेवः)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता (subject)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (agreeing with महादेवः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपातः (particle: 'indeed/for')

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थे (instrumental of accompaniment)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपपद (postposition 'with'; governs instrumental)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dāruvana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In spring, Mahādeva and Umā travel in a vimāna above/through the sacred forest; blossoms, fresh leaves, and gentle light surround the divine couple, foreshadowing a significant event.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Umā
• Vasanta
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas frame sacred places through divine movement—Śiva’s journey becomes a means to reveal tīrtha-mahātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is moving toward a sanctified āśrama/tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, introduced through Śiva’s travel with Umā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the narrative scene for a forthcoming revelation.