Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

देवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा सोऽन्धको विमनाः स्थितः । वृथा क्लेशश्च मे जातो न किंचित्साधितं मया

Transliteration

devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā so'ndhako vimanāḥ sthitaḥ | vṛthā kleśaśca me jāto na kiṃcitsādhitaṃ mayā

Translation

Als Andhaka die Worte des Herrn vernahm, stand er niedergeschlagen da: „Vergeblich war meine Mühsal; ich habe gar nichts vollbracht.“

Word by Word

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done earlier)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विमनाः: dejected, dispirited
• विमनाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितः: stood, remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (used predicatively)

• वृथा: in vain, futilely
• वृथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• क्लेशः: trouble, distress
• क्लेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• जातः: arose, happened
• जातः: Kriya (Resultant state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगे

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite)

• साधितम्: accomplished, achieved
• साधितम्: Karma (Predicative object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (accomplished)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After hearing the Lord’s words, Andhaka stands with lowered head and slack posture, face shadowed by dejection; the divine presence remains steady, highlighting contrast between human turmoil and divine composure.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Śiva (Deva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Entitlement in devotion leads to despair; dharma teaches humility and acceptance when a harmful wish is denied.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it is narrative transition within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.