Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

इमामवस्थां भुक्त्वाहं कंचिच्छपे न चोच्चरे । अहनि कतिचिच्छूले क्षपयिष्यामि किल्बिषम्

Transliteration

imāmavasthāṃ bhuktvāhaṃ kaṃcicchape na coccare | ahani katicicchūle kṣapayiṣyāmi kilbiṣam

Translation

Nachdem ich diesen Zustand ertragen habe, werde ich niemanden verfluchen noch harte Worte ausstoßen. In wenigen Tagen auf dem Pfahl werde ich meine Schuld verzehren.

Word by Word

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with अवस्थाम्)

• अवस्थाम्: condition, state
• अवस्थाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having undergone
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having experienced/enjoyed’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कंचित्: anyone (someone)
• कंचित्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘any/some’ (object of शपे)

• शपे: I curse
• शपे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present), पुरुषः—उत्तम (1st), वचनम्—एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

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

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

• उच्चरे: I utter
• उच्चरे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (Present), पुरुषः—उत्तम (1st), वचनम्—एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—‘I utter/speak out’

• अहनि: in a day
• अहनि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• कतिचित्: in some (few)
• कतिचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in some (few)’ (qualifier of शूले)

• शूले: in (this) pain/colic
• शूले: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• क्षपयिष्यामि: I will expiate/destroy
• क्षपयिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षपय् (धातु; causative of क्षप्)
• Form: लकारः—लृट् (Simple future), पुरुषः—उत्तम (1st), वचनम्—एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (Causative): ‘I will cause to perish/expiate’

• किल्बिषम्: sin, guilt
• किल्बिषम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Māṇḍavya Ṛṣi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha milieu (implicit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas/mahārṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The penitent, bound or placed upon a stake (śūla), remains composed, refusing to curse; the sages observe, recognizing expiation in progress.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma is restraint: one should not retaliate with curses but accept expiation to dissolve sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on ethical heroism within the Revā Khaṇḍa story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual; it describes expiation (prāyaścitta) through endurance and disciplined speech.