Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

कृत्वा वै योनिमाप्नोति तैरश्चीं नात्र संशयः । एवमादीनि चान्यानि चिह्नानि नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

kṛtvā vai yonimāpnoti tairaścīṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | evamādīni cānyāni cihnāni nṛpasattama

Translation

Wer so gehandelt hat, erlangt gewiss eine tierische Geburt—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Viele andere derartige Zeichen gibt es ebenfalls, o Bester der Könige.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (prior action)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle of emphasis/assurance)

• योनिम्: a womb; a birth-state
• योनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम् (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तैरश्चीम्: animal (birth/state)
• तैरश्चीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैरश्ची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place: 'here/in this matter')

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• एवमादीनि: such and similar (things)
• एवमादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• चिह्नानि: signs; marks
• चिह्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage concludes the list, palm raised in assurance; behind him a wheel of births (yoni-cakra) shows animal forms, indicating ‘no doubt’ certainty; the king appears sobered.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpasattama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions shape destiny with certainty; persistent adharma is said to lead to lower births, urging ethical reform.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the Revā Khaṇḍa frame connects to the Narmadā sacred landscape, but this verse is doctrinal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it summarizes karmic causality.