Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

स्मरमाणः पुरावृत्तं चिन्तयामि पुनःपुनः । एवं संचिन्त्य ते देवाः पितामहमहेश्वराः

Transliteration

smaramāṇaḥ purāvṛttaṃ cintayāmi punaḥpunaḥ | evaṃ saṃcintya te devāḥ pitāmahamaheśvarāḥ

Translation

Nhớ lại chuyện xưa, ta suy niệm mãi không thôi. Nghĩ như vậy, các vị thần ấy—Pitāmaha (Brahmā) và Maheśvara (Śiva)—cũng cùng bàn định.

Word by Word

• स्मरमाणः: remembering
• स्मरमाणः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ-प्रत्यय; present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा-वृत्तम्: what happened before, past event
• पुरा-वृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; √वृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I think/ponder
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुनः-पुनः: again and again
• पुनः-पुनः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Frequency/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण; पुनरुक्ति/iterative)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (Manner/प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/ manner adverb)

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• ते: those
• ते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as demonstrative adjective)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पितामह-महेश्वराः: (the) Grandfather (Brahmā) and Maheśvara (Śiva)
• पितामह-महेश्वराः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक) + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (first-person reflection), with narration continuing

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triadic divine council: Brahmā (Pitāmaha) and Maheśvara with Viṣṇu, all in thoughtful poses, as if replaying an ancient event; the background suggests cosmic time cycles.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine actions in purāṇic narrative are shown as purposeful and deliberated, rooted in remembrance of cosmic precedents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named in this verse; it continues the Anasūyā–Trideva narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes reflection and deliberation among the deities.