Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततोऽमृतेन संसिक्तः स्वस्थोऽभूत्तत्क्षणादयम् । तथा पुनर्नवो जातः सर्वावयवशोभितः

Transliteration

tato'mṛtena saṃsiktaḥ svastho'bhūttatkṣaṇādayam | tathā punarnavo jātaḥ sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin, mit Amṛta (Nektar) besprengt, wurde er in eben diesem Augenblick gesund. Wahrlich, als wäre er neu geboren — geschmückt von der Schönheit all seiner Glieder.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• amṛtena: with nectar
• amṛtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saṃsiktaḥ: sprinkled; drenched
• saṃsiktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sic (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• svasthaḥ: healthy; restored
• svasthaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• tatkṣaṇāt: immediately; at that very moment
• tatkṣaṇāt: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचनार्थे—‘तत्क्षणात्’ = immediately; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् क्षणे)

• ayam: this one; he
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• navaḥ: new
• navaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• jātaḥ: born; arisen
• jātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ: adorned in all limbs; fully well-formed
• sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhita (कृदन्त; śubh/śobh धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वैः अवयवैः शोभितः = adorned with all limbs)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure is sprinkled with amṛta and becomes instantly healthy, appearing newly born, with all limbs radiant and beautiful; a clear miracle tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛta (nectar)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoration and renewal are portrayed as fruits of divine agency—life can be re-established instantly when supported by higher power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this line; it narrates a miraculous restoration within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the act described is a divine anointing with amṛta.