Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

पिबन्ति रुधिरं तत्र येऽभियान्ति रजस्वलाम् । असिपत्रवने घोरे पीड्यन्ते पापकारिणः

Transliteration

pibanti rudhiraṃ tatra ye'bhiyānti rajasvalām | asipatravane ghore pīḍyante pāpakāriṇaḥ

Translation

هناك يُسقى الدمَ أولئك الخطاة الذين يقتربون من امرأةٍ في زمن حيضها؛ ومثل هؤلاء الأشرار يُعذَّبون في غابة «أسِپترَفَنَ» الرهيبة ذات الأوراق كالسيوف.

Word by Word

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्ता (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय)

• अभियान्ति: approach/go to
• अभियान्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रजस्वलाम्: a menstruating woman
• रजस्वलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्वला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (अभियान्ति)

• असिपत्रवने: in the forest of sword-leaves
• असिपत्रवने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः: असिपत्राणि (खड्गपत्राणि) यस्मिन् वने

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; वन-विशेषण

• पीड्यन्ते: are tormented
• पीड्यन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• पापकारिणः: evil-doers/sinners
• पापकारिणः: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता-स्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्ता-स्थानी (कर्मणि) ; समासः: पापं करोति इति

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Asipatravana (infernal forest)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying scene: sinners forced to drink blood near a red-flowing river; then driven into Asipatravana where leaves are blades cutting the body; Yama-dūtas herd them onward.

Characters & Entities

• Asipatravana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches restraint and adherence to dharma: violating prescribed ethical boundaries leads to painful karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Revā Khaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā sacred region); this verse itself focuses on naraka (Asipatravana) as a warning within that māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is prescribed in this verse; it states a prohibition and its karmic result.