Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम् । स्नात्वा च तेषामसृजा तर्पयिष्यामि ते पतिम्

Transliteration

triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatriyakulānvayām | snātvā ca teṣāmasṛjā tarpayiṣyāmi te patim

Translation

‘Vingt et une fois, je priverai la terre des lignées de kshatriyas ; et en me baignant dans leur sang, je satisferai ton époux.’

Word by Word

• त्रिः: three times
• त्रिः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिस् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक — Indeclinable numeral ‘thrice’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; (अत्र समासपूर्वपद) — Numeral adjective ‘seven’

• कृत्वः: times
• कृत्वः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्वस्/कृत्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक — Indeclinable ‘times’ (repetition marker)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम्: devoid of Kshatriya lineages
• निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + क्षत्रिय + कुल + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — qualifying पृथिवीम्; ‘having the lineage of Kshatriya families removed’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — Absolutive: ‘having bathed’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक — Conjunction

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Plural

• असृजा: with blood
• असृजा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• तर्पयिष्यामि: I will satisfy (offer libations)
• तर्पयिष्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple future, 1st person singular

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Dative (4th), Singular

• पतिम्: husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator quoting Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce vow is proclaimed on the riverbank: the speaker’s eyes blaze, hand raised in oath; the earth-wide scope is symbolized by a map-like horizon, while the river remains calm—an ironic counterpoint.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Kṣatriyas
• Father (Jamadagni implied)
• Pitṛs (ancestors implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text dramatizes the destructive power of wrath when yoked to a vow, while also emphasizing the weight given to filial duty and pitṛ-obligations in Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative trajectory points toward Samantapañcaka, later praised as a meritorious region associated with Paraśurāma’s acts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satiation of ancestors through libations) is referenced, though expressed here in an extreme narrative form.