Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ते दृष्ट्वा मां करिष्यन्ति कारुण्यं च तवोपरि । उपायं कथयिष्यन्ति येन शान्तिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

te dṛṣṭvā māṃ kariṣyanti kāruṇyaṃ ca tavopari | upāyaṃ kathayiṣyanti yena śāntirbhaviṣyati

Translation

„Wenn sie mich sehen, werden sie gewiss Mitleid mit dir haben. Sie werden dir das Mittel nennen, durch das Frieden und Besänftigung entstehen.“

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्यन्ति: will do/show
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• कारुण्यम्: compassion
• कारुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपरि: towards/over (you)
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/अव्यय-पूर्वपद; अधिकरणार्थक (adverb/postposition)

• उपायम्: means/remedy
• उपायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथयिष्यन्ति: will tell
• कथयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त from कथ्/कथ)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• शान्तिः: peace/appeasement
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

R̥kṣaśṛṅga

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parents’ āśrama (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Citrasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛkṣaśṛṅga reassures the king: his parents will show compassion and reveal the method for peace; the scene carries a softening of tension, with a glimpse of the hermitage ahead.

Characters & Entities

• R̥kṣaśṛṅga
• parents of R̥kṣaśṛṅga
• Citraseṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through compassionate guidance—elders transform despair into a clear path of remedy and śānti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa (connected with the sanctity of the Revā/Narmadā region), but this verse itself emphasizes the āśrama as a place of dharmic counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the promise of an “upāya” (means) is mentioned; the specific rite is not yet described.