Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततो मया विस्मृता या तृषा सा वर्धिता पुनः । उपासर्पं ततस्तस्य पार्श्वं वै पुरुषस्य हि

Transliteration

tato mayā vismṛtā yā tṛṣā sā vardhitā punaḥ | upāsarpaṃ tatastasya pārśvaṃ vai puruṣasya hi

Translation

ثم إنَّ العطشَ الذي كنتُ قد نسيته عاد فاشتدّ من جديد؛ فدنوتُ من جانبِ ذلك الرجل.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• विस्मृता: forgotten
• विस्मृता: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + स्मृ (धातु) → विस्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तृषा)

• या: which
• या: Connector (सम्बन्ध/यत्-तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तृषा: thirst
• तृषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; अन्वयार्थे (correlative)

• वर्धिता: increased
• वर्धिता: Predicate (कर्मणि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) → वर्धित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘increased’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• उपासर्पम्: I approached
• उपासर्पम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + सृप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; रूपम्: उपासर्पम् (I approached)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• पार्श्वम्: side
• पार्श्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पुरुषस्य: of the man/person
• पुरुषस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (a devotee/traveler) to a King (rājan)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (episode locale)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee’s throat parched again; he steps toward a sleeping man beside the water pots, hesitating between need and decorum.

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa (a man/ascetic figure)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human need (like thirst) becomes a moment for humility and right approach in a sacred context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification is of the Revā (Narmadā) region in the Revā Khaṇḍa; no single tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the devotee’s approach to a person (likely an ascetic) seeking relief.