Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पूर्णे तत्र ततः काले प्राप्य मानुष्यमुत्तमम् । सुवर्णकोटिसहिते गृहे वै जायते द्विजः

Transliteration

pūrṇe tatra tataḥ kāle prāpya mānuṣyamuttamam | suvarṇakoṭisahite gṛhe vai jāyate dvijaḥ

Translation

Wenn dort seine bestimmte Zeit vollendet ist und er eine vortreffliche menschliche Geburt erlangt, wird er wahrlich als Zweimalgeborener in einem Haus geboren, das mit Krores an Gold ausgestattet ist.

Word by Word

• pūrṇe: when (the time) is complete
• pūrṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; ‘पूर्णे (काले)’ इति विशेषणम् (locative singular; adjective)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kramārtha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; ‘then/from that’)

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative singular)

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having attained)

• mānuṣyam: human birth/state
• mānuṣyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter accusative singular; adjective)

• suvarṇa-koṭi-sahite: endowed with crores of gold
• suvarṇa-koṭi-sahite: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘सुवर्णकोट्या सहिते’ (locative singular; ‘endowed with crores of gold’)

• gṛhe: in a house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative singular)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपातः (indeclinable particle; emphatic)

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (present indicative, 3rd sg, ātmanepada)

• dvijaḥ: a Brahmin (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial timeline motif: the soul descends from svarga light into a prosperous household where a dvija child is born amid heaps of gold and auspicious rites.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Wealth (suvarṇa-koṭi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meritorious acts yield both otherworldly honor and this-worldly prosperity and auspicious birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha context continues; the verse explains the longer karmic arc of its merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit continuation of tīrtha merit and gold-dāna; no additional rite is specified.