Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तस्य राज्ञस्तु दुःखेन दुःखितो नागरो जनः । क्षणेनाश्वासितो राजा मन्त्रिभिः सपुरोहितैः

Transliteration

tasya rājñastu duḥkhena duḥkhito nāgaro janaḥ | kṣaṇenāśvāsito rājā mantribhiḥ sapurohitaiḥ

Translation

Durch das Leid des Königs wurde auch das Volk der Stadt betrübt. Bald darauf wurde der König von seinen Ministern und Priestern getröstet.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (king)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय — adversative particle

• दुःखेन: with/through sorrow
• दुःखेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• दुःखितः: distressed
• दुःखितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (कृदन्त; √दुःख्/दुःख (नामधातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• नागरः: citizen/civic
• नागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; विशेषण

• जनः: people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Karana (Instrument/Time-measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; काल-करणे

• आश्वासितः: comforted/reassured
• आश्वासितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√श्वस् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मणि क्त (passive past participle)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• मन्त्रिभिः: by the ministers
• मन्त्रिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सपुरोहितैः: together with the priests
• सपुरोहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पुरोहितैः सह)

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, recovering from fainting, is supported by ministers; priests with sacred marks and water-pot offer consoling words; townspeople gather with worried faces.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Nāgara-jana (townspeople)
• Ministers
• Purohitas (priests)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s inner state affects society; dharmic counsel (ministers and priests) restores balance and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse highlights social cohesion within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it references the purohita’s supportive role rather than a specific rite.