Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यावद्गत्वा दिशो दिग्भ्य आगच्छन्ति पृथक्पृथक् । तावत्तमामलं भूतं पश्यन्ति परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

yāvadgatvā diśo digbhya āgacchanti pṛthakpṛthak | tāvattamāmalaṃ bhūtaṃ paśyanti parameśvaram

Translation

Chừng nào muôn loài đi về các phương rồi lại trở về, mỗi loài theo phương của mình, chừng ấy họ chiêm ngưỡng Parameśvara—Đấng Tối Thượng thanh tịnh, vô cấu, siêu việt.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् समुच्चय (correlative temporal marker)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन (दिक्-शब्द)

• आगच्छन्ति: they come back
• आगच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each by each
• पृथक्: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

• तावत्: then/so long
• तावत्: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् समुच्चय (correlative)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आमलम्: Āmala (named) / pure
• आमलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भूतम्: the being
• भूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पश्यन्ति: they see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 214 where Mārkaṇḍeya speaks)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āmaleśvara / Āmalakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Beings move out toward the four quarters and return; above/within them stands the spotless Parameśvara, luminous and unstained, subtly present in every direction like a single sun reflected everywhere.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Āmaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is the stainless, ever-present Reality; even amid worldly movement, His darśana is the highest spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Āmaleśvara, praised in the Revā Khaṇḍa as a supreme Śaiva station connected to the Narmadā (Revā) sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on darśana (beholding) of Parameśvara as the core merit.