Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

ततः स्नानादिकं कृत्वा भोजनाच्छयनं शुभम् । पुत्रं पुत्रवतां श्रेष्ठा ह्युत्थापयति शासनैः

Transliteration

tataḥ snānādikaṃ kṛtvā bhojanācchayanaṃ śubham | putraṃ putravatāṃ śreṣṭhā hyutthāpayati śāsanaiḥ

Translation

Darauf, nachdem sie das Bad und Ähnliches vollzogen und gute Speise sowie ein geziemendes Lager bereitet hatte, suchte die beste der Mütter den Sohn mit Anweisungen zu erwecken, als wäre er noch am Leben.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereafter/from then)

• snāna-ādikam: bathing and the like
• snāna-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (snānaṃ ca ādikaṃ ca—‘etc.’ sense); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• bhojanāt: after/from eating
• bhojanāt: Apādāna (Source/sequence point/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन (ablative)

• śayanam: sleep/rest
• śayanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śubham: auspicious/good
• śubham: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• putram: the son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• putravatām: of those who have sons
• putravatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putravat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• śreṣṭhā: the best (woman)
• śreṣṭhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• utthāpayati: raises/makes (him) get up
• utthāpayati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative)

• śāsanaiḥ: by commands/instructions
• śāsanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (instrumental)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bathing and arranging food and a bed, the mother commands the child to rise as if alive—an eerie tableau of love refusing finality; domestic items are neatly set against the hidden truth.

Characters & Entities

• mother (unnamed)
• son (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment can veil reality; grief may drive the mind to denial, prompting later teachings on impermanence and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is glorified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only ordinary household routines (bathing, food, bedding) are mentioned, not a prescribed religious rite.