Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

स्थानं ब्रुवन्तु मे देवा वसेद्यत्र स दानवः

Transliteration

sthānaṃ bruvantu me devā vasedyatra sa dānavaḥ

Translation

“Hỡi chư Thiên, hãy nói cho ta biết nơi con quỷ ấy cư ngụ.”

Word by Word

• स्थानम्: the place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रुवन्तु: let them tell
• ब्रुवन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• वसेत्: may dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• सः: that/he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सः इति सर्वनामस्य विशेष्यः (apposition)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himācala-guhā (as narrative locus)

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, poised for action, asks the devas to disclose the demon’s dwelling-place; the moment is investigative and strategic, preceding the journey to the mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Devas
• Dānava (Tālamegha implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma acts with clarity and purpose—knowing the root and location of harm precedes its removal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised directly; the verse prepares for a geographic identification in the next lines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.