Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभागे असद्ग्राहं परित्यज । तत्र लोके विरुद्धं वै कुप्यन्ते येन वै द्विजाः

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāge asadgrāhaṃ parityaja | tatra loke viruddhaṃ vai kupyante yena vai dvijāḥ

Translation

Sabiendo esto, oh noble señora, abandona esa obstinación impropia. Pues en el mundo los Brāhmaṇas se irritan por aquello que se opone al recto orden.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—रीति/प्रकार (adverb: 'thus')

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा) (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले (having known)

• mahābhāge: O noble one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine; संबोधन-रूप), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• asadgrāham: false notion/false grasping
• asadgrāham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-sat + grāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (असत् ग्राहः = false grasping/false notion)

• parityaja: abandon
• parityaja: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √tyaj (त्यज्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• viruddham: opposed/contrary
• viruddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viruddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; vi + √rudh (रुध्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit object: 'that which is opposed')

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• kupyante: become angry
• kupyante: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kup (कुप्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yena: by which/whereby
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (relative pronoun)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• dvijāḥ: twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahābhāgā (a noble lady addressed in the narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified teacher-figure admonishes a noble lady to relinquish stubbornness; in the background, Brāhmaṇas show displeasure at a breach of decorum.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Brāhmaṇas (dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right understanding should lead to renunciation of stubborn, improper demands—especially when they risk offending the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it serves as moral instruction within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is to abandon adharma-aligned insistence that causes dvijas to become angry.