Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

वारुणं प्रेषयामास त्वाग्नेयं शमितं ततः । वारुणेनैव वायव्यं तालमेघो व्यसर्जयत्

Transliteration

vāruṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa tvāgneyaṃ śamitaṃ tataḥ | vāruṇenaiva vāyavyaṃ tālamegho vyasarjayat

Translation

Hắn phóng ra vũ khí Vāruṇa, khiến Āgneya liền bị dập tắt. Sau đó Tālamēgha lại thả vũ khí Vāyavya, và cũng chính Vāruṇa đã đối trị, ngăn chặn nó.

Word by Word

• vāruṇam: the Varuṇa-weapon (watery)
• vāruṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: bāṇam/astram)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent forth
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: preṣ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (adversative particle)

• āgneyam: the Agni-weapon (fiery)
• āgneyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: astram/bāṇam)

• śamitam: was quenched, pacified
• śamitam: Kriya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śamita (प्रातिपदिक; √śam क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thereupon)

• vāruṇena: by the Varuṇa-weapon
• vāruṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (astram as neuter); तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic)

• vāyavyam: the Vāyu-weapon (wind)
• vāyavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: astram/bāṇam)

• tāla-meghaḥ: Tālamegha (a named demon/one like a palmyra-cloud)
• tāla-meghaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāla (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी/उपमान-सम्भव); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• vyasarjayat: discharged, released
• vyasarjayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrotṛ community (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing Āgneya arc is suddenly doused by a surging Vāruṇa wave; mist rises. Then Tālamēgha releases a roaring Vāyavya gust, shown as spiraling wind bands, again met by water’s calming force.

Characters & Entities

• Tālamēgha
• Āgneya Astra
• Vāruṇa Astra
• Vāyavya Astra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Elemental ‘weapons’ symbolize forces of nature; dharma’s protection is shown as a higher mastery that restores balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No individual tīrtha is cited; the Revā Khaṇḍa frames the action within the sanctified Narmadā landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.