Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 151

Devanagari script

ततः स त्वरितो विप्रो जगाम महिषीः प्रति । न तत्र महिषीः पश्येत्पश्चात्क्षेत्राभिसम्मुखम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sa tvarito vipro jagāma mahiṣīḥ prati | na tatra mahiṣīḥ paśyetpaścātkṣetrābhisammukham

Translation

Da eilte der Brāhmaṇa zu den Büffelinnen, doch er sah sie dort nicht; danach blickte er nach vorn, den Feldern entgegen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (then/thereupon)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वरितः: hastened
• त्वरितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (hastened)

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महिषीः: the buffalo-cows
• महिषीः: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Pratiyogin (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (towards)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• महिषीः: the buffalo-cows
• महिषीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• पश्येत्: would see/should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पश्चात्: afterwards/behind
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (Temporal/Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/दिशा (after/behind)

• क्षेत्राभिसम्मुखम्: facing/towards the field
• क्षेत्राभिसम्मुखम्: Dik/Pratiyogin (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षेत्र + अभि + सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (towards/in front of the field)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Govinda runs to the grazing place; the buffaloes are missing; he scans the landscape and turns his gaze toward the fields leading onward.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks a narrative shift where duty meets unforeseen disruption, often used in Purāṇas to unfold karmic consequences and subsequent purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is explicitly named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates an event that likely leads to later instruction.