Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

विमृश्य बहुभिः किंचिदुत्तरं न प्रपद्यत । जगाम तद्गृहं रम्यं पठन्ब्रह्म सनातनम्

Transliteration

vimṛśya bahubhiḥ kiṃciduttaraṃ na prapadyata | jagāma tadgṛhaṃ ramyaṃ paṭhanbrahma sanātanam

Translation

Après avoir longuement réfléchi, il ne trouva rien à répondre. Puis il se rendit à la belle demeure de ce brāhmane, récitant en chemin le Brahman éternel, le chant sacré.

Word by Word

• vimṛśya: having reflected
• vimṛśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-mṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'विमृश्' धातोः (having considered)

• bahubhiḥ: by many (people)
• bahubhiḥ: Sahakāraka/Hetu (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental plural; 'by many/with many')

• kiṃcit: something; a little
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite 'something')

• uttaram: answer; response
• uttaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

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

• prapadyata: he obtained/reached; he found
• prapadyata: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect past, Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular)

• jagāma: he went
• jagāma: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• tadgṛham: his house
• tadgṛham: Karma (Destination object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-gṛha (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• ramyam: beautiful; charming
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• paṭhan: reciting
• paṭhan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियासहचारी (present active participle; 'reading/reciting')

• brahma: the Veda/sacred formula; Brahman
• brahma: Karma (Object of reciting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• sanātanam: eternal; ancient
• sanātanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified figure, having reflected and found no counterargument, walks toward a lovely brāhmaṇa home, lips moving in eternal Brahman-recitation; the path feels purified by sound.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (sanātana)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Śiva (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity is drawn to sincere devotees; sacred recitation and humility accompany holy encounters.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is embedded in Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography; the episode supports the tīrtha’s greatness indirectly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedic recitation (paṭhana) is implied as a sanctifying practice, though no specific mantra is named.