Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जायते विमले कुले । सुरूपः सुभगश्चैव धनकोटिपतिर्भवेत्

Transliteration

tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jāyate vimale kule | surūpaḥ subhagaścaiva dhanakoṭipatirbhavet

Translation

Puis, lorsqu’il retombe du ciel, il naît dans une lignée pure et sans tache ; beau et fortuné, il devient maître de richesses par crores.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• स्वर्गात्: from heaven
• स्वर्गात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• परिभ्रष्टः: fallen down (deviated)
• परिभ्रष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+भ्रंश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• विमले: pure/spotless
• विमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (कुले)

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुरूपः: handsome
• सुरूपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वपद (सु-)

• सुभगः: fortunate/charming
• सुभगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• धनकोटिपतिः: lord of crores of wealth
• धनकोटिपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—धनस्य कोट्याः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (Revā-khaṇḍa narrative voice; addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrative progression: the devotee descends from Svarga and is shown reborn in a noble, pure household; he grows into a handsome, fortunate person surrounded by signs of abundance—granaries, coins, attendants.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit yields both heavenly enjoyment and, upon return, an auspicious human birth with beauty, fortune, and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā-khaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā region) tīrtha framework; this verse states the karmic result tied to that tīrtha practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it continues the phala (result) of the prior described offering/meritorious act.