Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
Devanagari script
ईश्वर उवाच । अक्षयश्चाव्ययश्चैव सेनानीस्त्वं भविष्यसि
Transliteration
īśvara uvāca | akṣayaścāvyayaścaiva senānīstvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
Translation
自在天说道：“你将不朽不坏；并将成为天军之统帅。”
Word by Word
ईश्वरःthe Lord
ईश्वरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular perfect, active)
अक्षयःimperishable
अक्षयः:
Predicative (Subject complement/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine nominative singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अव्ययःunchanging
अव्ययः:
Predicative (Subject complement/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine nominative singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)
सेनानीःcommander of the army
सेनानीः:
Predicative (Predicate nominative/उपपद-विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसेनानी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular; stem सेनानी)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun, nominative singular)
भविष्यसिwill be
भविष्यसि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person singular future, active)
Speaker
Śiva (Īśvara)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Kumāra/Skanda
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva speaks a boon: ‘akṣaya, avyaya; you will be Senānī.’ The moment is solemn, authoritative, and luminous.
Characters & Entities
Ī
Īśvara (Śiva)S
Senānī (Skanda as commander)FAQs
Divine empowerment aligns personal virtue with cosmic duty—Skanda’s role is service to dharma as leader and protector.
It supports the Skanda-tīrtha Mahātmya by grounding the tīrtha’s sanctity in Skanda’s divine appointment.
None; it is a bestowal of status and qualities.