Shloka 10 - Adhyaya 209 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | German | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ये क्षान्तदान्ताः श्रुतिपूर्णकर्णा जितेन्द्रियाः प्राणिवधान्निवृत्ताः । प्रतिग्रहे संकुचिताग्रहस्तास्ते ब्राह्मणास्तारयितुं समर्थाः

Transliteration

ye kṣāntadāntāḥ śrutipūrṇakarṇā jitendriyāḥ prāṇivadhānnivṛttāḥ | pratigrahe saṃkucitāgrahastāste brāhmaṇāstārayituṃ samarthāḥ

Translation

Jene Brāhmaṇas, die duldsam und selbstbezähmt sind, deren Ohren von Śruti erfüllt sind, die die Sinne bezwungen haben, vom Verletzen lebender Wesen abstehen und ihre Hände vom Annehmen von Gaben zurückhalten—solche Brāhmaṇas vermögen andere hinüberzuführen.

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

क्षान्तदान्ताःpatient and self-controlled

श्रुतिपूर्णकर्णाःwhose ears are filled with scripture (well-versed)

जितेन्द्रियाःhaving conquered the senses

प्राणिवधात्from killing living beings

निवृत्ताःrefrained, withdrawn

प्रतिग्रहेin accepting gifts

संकुचिताग्रहस्ताःwhose hands are held back (reluctant) in taking gifts

तेthose

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

तारयितुम्to ferry across, to save

समर्थाःcapable

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene riverside āśrama atmosphere; an austere brāhmaṇa with calm gaze, minimal possessions, students nearby; symbolic boat/ford imagery suggesting ‘tāraṇa’ (ferrying across).

Characters & Entities

Śruti

Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power arises from restraint, Vedic grounding, non-violence, and freedom from greed; such purity enables one to uplift others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse teaches the dharmic standards that underpin tīrtha narratives and their promised fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ethical prescriptions: ahiṃsā (refraining from harm) and restraint in pratigraha (not grasping at gifts).