Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ऋषयोऽत्र विचारार्थं नियुक्ता निपुणाः स्थिताः । ते यत्र ब्रुवते तत्र क्षिपध्वं मा विचार्यताम्

Transliteration

ṛṣayo'tra vicārārthaṃ niyuktā nipuṇāḥ sthitāḥ | te yatra bruvate tatra kṣipadhvaṃ mā vicāryatām

Translation

(Yama dit :) «Ici se tiennent des sages experts, chargés de délibérer. Là où ils ordonneront, jetez-le aussitôt ; qu’il n’y ait plus de débat».

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• विचारार्थम्: for deliberation
• विचारार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचार + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/प्रयोजनवाचक (विचाराय अर्थः/विचारार्थम् = for deliberation)

• नियुक्ताः: appointed
• नियुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियुक्त (कृदन्त; नि-युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ऋषयः)

• निपुणाः: skilled
• निपुणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ऋषयः)

• स्थिताः: stationed, present
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; स्था धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ऋषयः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• ब्रुवते: they say
• ब्रुवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: there)

• क्षिपध्वम्: throw/cast (him)
• क्षिपध्वम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• विचार्यताम्: let it be deliberated/considered
• विचार्यताम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); आदेशार्थे (let it be considered)

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Mahātmya context (implicit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of venerable sages stands in Yama’s court as an advisory council; Yama commands attendants to follow their verdict immediately, without further debate.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not arbitrary; even punishment is portrayed as guided by wise discernment and cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse concerns Yama-loka administration rather than a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; it emphasizes accountability and adjudication.