Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्धकः काले चिन्तयामास भारत । तोषयामि महादेवं येन सानुग्रहो भवेत्

Transliteration

etasminnandhakaḥ kāle cintayāmāsa bhārata | toṣayāmi mahādevaṃ yena sānugraho bhavet

Translation

Bấy giờ, hỡi Bhārata, Andhaka tự nhủ: “Ta sẽ làm cho Mahādeva hoan hỷ, để Ngài ban ân và đoái thương ta.”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative — 'in this'

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name

• काले: at (that) time
• काले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative — 'at the time'

• चिन्तयामास: pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण भूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'he thought/pondered'

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative संबोधन

• तोषयामि: I please / I will propitiate
• तोषयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense (णिच्) — 'I will please'

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — 'Mahādeva'

• येन: by which / so that
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental — 'by which/so that'

• स-अनुग्रहः: gracious, favorable
• स-अनुग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-समासपूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय — 'अनुग्रहयुक्तः'

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative — 'may become'

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka pauses in contemplation, turning inward; the fierce warrior-asura now shown with folded hands or a resolute gaze toward an unseen Mahādeva.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Bhārata (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even those driven by ambition recognize that true fulfillment depends on divine grace; the Purāṇic path emphasizes propitiation of the Lord over mere force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene is moving toward the Revā riverbank where the tīrtha narrative unfolds; the holy site is connected to Śūlabheda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Propitiation (toṣaṇa) of Mahādeva through tapas is implied, though specific rites are not yet listed.