Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स्वकं कर्म करिष्यामो भर्तारं प्रति मानद । ब्रह्मर्षे गच्छ चेदानीं त्वमाशीर्वादः प्रदीयताम्

Transliteration

svakaṃ karma kariṣyāmo bhartāraṃ prati mānada | brahmarṣe gaccha cedānīṃ tvamāśīrvādaḥ pradīyatām

Translation

Nun werden wir unsere eigene Pflicht gegenüber unserem Gatten erfüllen, o Spender der Ehre. O Brahmarṣi, geh jetzt und gewähre uns deinen Segen.

Word by Word

• svakam: one's own
• svakam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• karma: duty/action
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we shall do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhartāram: husband
• bhartāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition: 'towards/with regard to')

• mānada: O giver of honor
• mānada: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (mānaṃ dadāti iti)

• brahmarṣe: O brahmarṣi
• brahmarṣe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (brahmaṇaḥ ṛṣiḥ)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āśīrvādaḥ: blessing
• āśīrvādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśīrvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pradīyatām: let (it) be given
• pradīyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Queen (Rājñī) (speaking on behalf of herself/others present)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha context (unspecified spot)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The women, having decided to perform their duty toward their husband, respectfully dismiss the brahmarṣi and request his blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Queen
• Nārada (brahmarṣi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action (svakarma) is strengthened by seeking the blessings of realized sages, aligning household life with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative exchange within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking āśīrvāda from a brahmarṣi as a sanctifying closure after performing prescribed charity and duties.