Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तथापि न तयोः कश्चिन्मनसः पृथिवीपते । विकारोऽभवदध्यात्मपारसम्प्राप्तचेतसोः

Transliteration

tathāpi na tayoḥ kaścinmanasaḥ pṛthivīpate | vikāro'bhavadadhyātmapārasamprāptacetasoḥ

Translation

Pourtant, ô seigneur de la terre, nul changement ne naquit dans l’esprit de ces deux-là, dont la conscience avait atteint l’autre rive de la réalisation intérieure.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• अपि: even/though
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेधनिपातः (negation)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचनम्

• कश्चित्: any (at all)
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; अनिश्चितवाचकः (indefinite)

• मनसः: of mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः

• विकारः: change/disturbance
• विकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• अभवत्: arose/occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अध्यात्म-पार-सम्प्राप्त-चेतसोः: of the two whose minds had reached the far shore of spirituality
• अध्यात्म-पार-सम्प्राप्त-चेतसोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त; √प्राप्) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (चेतस्), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; विशेषणम् (तयोः)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pṛthivīpati / Nṛpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The women’s attempts fade into the background while the two figures remain serene, eyes half-closed, suggesting inward absorption; the king/listener may be shown at a respectful distance.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• King (listener, unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One who has realized the inner Self is not shaken by external allurements; true victory is mastery of the mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s ascetic milieu is implied; the spiritual greatness is expressed through the sages’ attainment rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it teaches the fruit of deep adhyātma (inner realization).