Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स्रवन्तं सर्वगात्रेषु धिग्धिगित्येवमब्रुवन् । निर्गच्छस्वाशु दुर्गन्ध गृहाच्छीघ्रं द्विजाधम

Transliteration

sravantaṃ sarvagātreṣu dhigdhigityevamabruvan | nirgacchasvāśu durgandha gṛhācchīghraṃ dvijādhama

Translation

Al verlo rezumar por todos sus miembros, clamaron: «¡Fie, fie!» y dijeron: «¡Sal de inmediato, maloliente; abandona pronto esta casa, oh el más vil de los dvijas!»

Word by Word

• स्रवन्तम्: (him) oozing/flowing
• स्रवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रव् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-गात्रेषु: in all limbs
• सर्व-गात्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• धिग्: shame!
• धिग्: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिग् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (interjection), निन्दार्थ

• धिग्: shame!
• धिग्: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिग् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (interjection), पुनरुक्ति

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• निर्गच्छस्व: go out!
• निर्गच्छस्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्गम् (धातु; निर् + गम्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दुर्गन्ध: O foul-smelling one
• दुर्गन्ध: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• शीघ्रम्: swiftly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• द्विज-अधम: O worst of the twice-born
• द्विज-अधम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (quoting the householders/ritual patrons)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrtha sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Householders recoil as the guest’s body oozes; hands raised in disgust; harsh words thrown; the guest stands steady, bearing humiliation.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (twice-born)
• Yajamāna/householders (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contempt for the suffering and harsh speech are dharmic failures; judging by appearance can become an offense against the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Revā (Narmadā) narrative context; it does not glorify a named tīrtha directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts improper conduct (apacāra) contrary to atithi-dharma.