Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

पारणं कुरु भोजेन्द्र व्रतं येन न नश्यति । यत्तेऽभिवाञ्छितं किंचिद्विष्णवे कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

pāraṇaṃ kuru bhojendra vrataṃ yena na naśyati | yatte'bhivāñchitaṃ kiṃcidviṣṇave kartumarhasi

Translation

Vollziehe das pāraṇa, o edler Herr, damit das Gelübde nicht scheitere. Und welche ersehnten Gaben du auch wünschest, bringe sie in rechter Weise Viṣṇu dar.

Word by Word

• पारणम्: the fast-breaking (pāraṇa)
• पारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘पारण’ = व्रतसमापनभोजनम् (ending/fast-breaking)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भोजेन्द्र: O lord of Bhojas / O king
• भोजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; भोज + इन्द्र (राजश्रेष्ठ)

• व्रतम्: the vow/fast
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-अर्थे (by which/whereby)

• न: not
• न: Modifier (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• नश्यति: perishes/is ruined
• नश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-निर्देश (that which)

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘तव’ (your)

• अभिवाञ्छितम्: desired
• अभिवाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि+वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; वाञ्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (something)

• विष्णवे: for Vishnu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (for Vishnu)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive); ‘to do’

• अर्हसि: you ought/are worthy
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śabarī (implied counsel to her husband)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhojendra (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee is instructed to complete his vow with pāraṇa; a simple altar with Viṣṇu’s emblematic presence (śaṅkha-cakra) and offerings prepared for conclusion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• vrata
• pāraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow bears fruit when completed correctly; devotion must be joined with proper conclusion and offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on vrata-completion and offering to Viṣṇu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāraṇa—the formal completion/breaking of a vrata or fast—along with making an intended offering to Viṣṇu.