Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवोऽमोघं बीजमुत्तमम् । हव्यवाहमुखे सर्वं प्रक्षिप्यान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevo'moghaṃ bījamuttamam | havyavāhamukhe sarvaṃ prakṣipyāntaradhīyata

Translation

Nói xong, Mahādeva đặt trọn hạt giống tối thượng, bất khả thất bại ấy vào miệng Havyavāha (Agni), rồi liền ẩn mất khỏi tầm mắt.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अमोघम्: unfailing
• अमोघम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• बीजम्: seed
• बीजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हव्यवाहमुखे: in the mouth of Havyavāha (Fire)
• हव्यवाहमुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य-वाह-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; हव्य + वाह + मुख)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all of it/entirely
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (समस्त-वाचक)

• प्रक्षिप्य: having thrown/cast
• प्रक्षिप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive); उपसर्ग: प्र-

• अन्तरधीयत: disappeared/vanished
• अन्तरधीयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु/धात्वर्थ; अन्तर् + धा)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agni (Havyavāha) as recipient of the act

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva places the unfailing seed into Agni’s mouth; immediately after, Śiva vanishes (antardhāna), leaving Agni radiant and burdened.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Agni (Havyavāha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is transmitted through ordained cosmic channels; when carried according to divine instruction, it becomes a source of auspicious fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the sacred narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None for human performance; it narrates Śiva placing the bīja into Agni and then disappearing.