Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

विभक्तौ वाविभक्तौ वा श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थतस्तथा । उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानमात्मानमवसादयेत्

Transliteration

vibhaktau vāvibhaktau vā śrutismṛtyarthatastathā | uddharedātmanātmānamātmānamavasādayet

Translation

Sea que estén separados o no, debe actuarse conforme a la intención de la Śruti y la Smṛti. Con el propio ser, elévese uno a sí mismo; no se degrade a sí mismo.

Word by Word

• विभक्तौ: in separation
• विभक्तौ: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-√भज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अवस्थावाचक (in separation/division)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• अविभक्तौ: in non-separation/unity
• अविभक्तौ: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविभक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अ- + वि-√भज् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अवस्थावाचक (in non-separation/unity)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थतः: according to the purport of Śruti and Smṛti
• श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थतः: Sambandha (Standard/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: according to/from the standpoint of); तत्पुरुष-आधारः (by the meaning of śruti and smṛti)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• उद्धरेत्: should uplift/rescue
• उद्धरेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; (one) should lift up/rescue

• आत्मना: by oneself
• आत्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवसादयेत्: should depress/degrade
• अवसादयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; (one) should not depress/cause to sink (contextually: should not degrade)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; didactic instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two households shown—one joint, one separate—both performing dharmic acts guided by a scripture. Central figure climbs steps from shadow to light, symbolizing self-uplift.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti
• Ātman (self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Whatever one’s social arrangement, one must follow dharma and take responsibility to elevate oneself through right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse supplies universal dharma framing within the Narmadā-centered discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it prescribes dharma-aligned living rooted in Śruti-Smṛti.