Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

कुर्वाणाः स्वीयकर्माणि मम कृत्यं तु तिष्ठते । देवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनयो वाक्यमब्रुवन्

Transliteration

kurvāṇāḥ svīyakarmāṇi mama kṛtyaṃ tu tiṣṭhate | devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā munayo vākyamabruvan

Translation

«Tandis que chacun accomplit son devoir propre, ta tâche sacrée demeure encore.» Ayant entendu la parole du Seigneur, les sages répondirent.

Word by Word

• कुर्वाणाः: doing
• कुर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘मुनयः’)

• स्वीयकर्माणि: their own duties
• स्वीयकर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वीय-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘स्वीयानि कर्माणि’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कृत्यम्: task/duty
• कृत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• तिष्ठते: remains/stands
• तिष्ठते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देवस्य: of the Lord/god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वचनम्: word/command
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रुवन्: said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; sages respond after hearing the Deva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with matted hair and staffs speak earnestly, palms joined then extending in gentle admonition; Keśava listens attentively, composed, indicating acceptance of counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even while fulfilling one’s personal duties, one should not neglect the divine purpose and sacred obligations connected with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s account of a tīrtha connected with Balakeśava and Yodhanīpura.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse itself contains no direct ritual; it frames a dialogue leading into the tīrtha’s praises and observances.