Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

विमृश्य बहुभिः किंचिदुत्तरं न प्रपद्यत । जगाम तद्गृहं रम्यं पठन्ब्रह्म सनातनम्

Transliteration

vimṛśya bahubhiḥ kiṃciduttaraṃ na prapadyata | jagāma tadgṛhaṃ ramyaṃ paṭhanbrahma sanātanam

Translation

Nach vielem Erwägen fand er keine Antwort, die er geben konnte. Dann ging er zu jenes Brahmanen lieblichem Haus, indem er unterwegs das ewige Brahman, den heiligen Gesang, rezitierte.

Word by Word

• vimṛśya: having reflected
• vimṛśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-mṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'विमृश्' धातोः (having considered)

• bahubhiḥ: by many (people)
• bahubhiḥ: Sahakāraka/Hetu (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental plural; 'by many/with many')

• kiṃcit: something; a little
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite 'something')

• uttaram: answer; response
• uttaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• prapadyata: he obtained/reached; he found
• prapadyata: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect past, Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular)

• jagāma: he went
• jagāma: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• tadgṛham: his house
• tadgṛham: Karma (Destination object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-gṛha (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• ramyam: beautiful; charming
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• paṭhan: reciting
• paṭhan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियासहचारी (present active participle; 'reading/reciting')

• brahma: the Veda/sacred formula; Brahman
• brahma: Karma (Object of reciting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• sanātanam: eternal; ancient
• sanātanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified figure, having reflected and found no counterargument, walks toward a lovely brāhmaṇa home, lips moving in eternal Brahman-recitation; the path feels purified by sound.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (sanātana)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Śiva (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity is drawn to sincere devotees; sacred recitation and humility accompany holy encounters.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is embedded in Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography; the episode supports the tīrtha’s greatness indirectly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedic recitation (paṭhana) is implied as a sanctifying practice, though no specific mantra is named.