Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तदा प्राप्तं मया सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । एवमुक्तस्तु देवेश आस्तिक्यं तस्य चेतसः

Transliteration

tadā prāptaṃ mayā sarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | evamuktastu deveśa āstikyaṃ tasya cetasaḥ

Translation

Alors j’ai tout obtenu ; ici, nul besoin de plus ample examen. Ainsi interpellé, le Seigneur des dieux discerna dans son cœur une foi inébranlable.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (indeclinable; temporal adverb)

• prāptam: obtained; attained
• prāptam: Kriyā (Predicate/Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) / prāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'प्राप्त'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगे विधेय (PPP; Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; 'obtained/attained')

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ/Hetu (Agent/Doer in passive; by me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Instrumental, Singular)

• sarvam: everything; all
• sarvam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable; negation)

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/Topic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable; locative adverb 'here/in this matter')

• kāryā: to be done; necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective)

• vicāraṇā: consideration; deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable; manner 'thus')

• uktaḥ: (he) having been addressed/spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject of following action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) / ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'उक्त'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP; Masculine Nom Singular; 'having been said/spoken to')

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Avyaya (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक (indeclinable; 'but/indeed')

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• āstikyam: faith; belief
• āstikyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āstikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• tasya: of him; his
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Genitive, Singular)

• cetasaḥ: of (his) mind/heart
• cetasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (first sentence); Narrator (second sentence, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Daśāśvamedhika-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee declares complete attainment and drops further argument; the Lord of gods silently reads the devotee’s heart and recognizes unwavering faith.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Śiva)
• Āstikya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When faith is firm and aligned with dharma, spiritual attainment becomes complete and doubt falls away.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha context continues, tied to the Daśāśvamedhika merit mentioned earlier.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on inner certainty (niścaya/āstikya) rather than external procedure.