Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

सन्निधानात्तथास्याशु क्षते क्षारावसेचनम् । प्रसादः क्रियतामाशु नीयतां नरकेऽन्यतः

Transliteration

sannidhānāttathāsyāśu kṣate kṣārāvasecanam | prasādaḥ kriyatāmāśu nīyatāṃ narake'nyataḥ

Translation

Schon durch seine bloße Nähe ist es, als würde sogleich Lauge in eine Wunde gegossen. Erweist unverzüglich Gnade—führt ihn in eine andere Hölle.

Word by Word

• सन्निधानात्: from (his) presence; due to proximity
• सन्निधानात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• क्षते: in the wound
• क्षते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (location)

• क्षार-अवसेचनम्: pouring/sprinkling of alkali
• क्षार-अवसेचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय (object/predicate-noun)

• प्रसादः: relief; appeasement
• प्रसादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नीयताम्: let (him) be led
• नीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अन्यतः: elsewhere; from another place
• अन्यतः: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Nārakāḥ (hell-beings) petitioning Yamadūtas for relief, inferred from continuation in next verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hellish courtyard where tormented beings recoil from a newly arrived sinner; attendants gesture in disgust, likening his presence to caustic alkali poured into an open wound.

Characters & Entities

• Naraka
• Yamadūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Evil is depicted as corrosive even by proximity; dharma emphasizes removing harmful influences to protect others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a Naraka episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.