Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

न व्यश्राम्यत तच्चित्तं दृष्ट्वा चाप्सरसस्तदा । शचीं प्रति मनस्तस्य सकाममभवन्नृप

Transliteration

na vyaśrāmyata taccittaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpsarasastadā | śacīṃ prati manastasya sakāmamabhavannṛpa

Translation

O König, als er damals die Apsaras erblickte, fand sein Geist keine Ruhe; und sein Herz wandte sich, von Verlangen erfüllt, Śacī zu.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vyaśrāmyata: rested/ceased
• vyaśrāmyata: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śram (श्रम् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपद

• tat-cittam: his mind
• tat-cittam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) + citta (चित्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

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

• apsarasaḥ: the apsarases
• apsarasaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (अप्सरस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• śacīm: Śacī
• śacīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (शची प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (Direction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (प्रति अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/संबन्धबोधक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (singular)

• sa-kāmam: desirous/with desire
• sa-kāmam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम् उपसर्गसदृश) + kāma (काम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (नृप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The onlooker’s restless gaze shifts from apsarases to Śacī; the face shows agitation and craving; Śacī appears dignified, guarded, radiant with queenly composure.

Characters & Entities

• Apsarases
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire agitates the mind; dharma requires restraint and discernment rather than impulse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a narrative description of mental agitation and desire.