Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

उक्ततीर्थफलात्पार्थ नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

uktatīrthaphalātpārtha nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Ô Pārtha, au sujet du fruit du tīrtha qui a été énoncé, il n’y a ici nul besoin d’autre délibération.

Word by Word

• ukta-tīrtha-phalāt: from the aforesaid tīrtha-fruit (result)
• ukta-tīrtha-phalāt: Apadana (Source/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac, क्त) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (uktasya tīrthaphalasya = of the said tīrtha-fruit); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (ablative singular)

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/Topic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कार्य (gerundive: 'to be done'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular; agreeing with vicāraṇā)

• vicāraṇā: consideration/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक; √car + vi, भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira) [contextual deduction across Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue]

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-sage addresses Pārtha with a raised hand in assurance, while pilgrims continue their rites in the background—signaling the end of the instruction and the certainty of the promised fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-vidhi is presented as authoritative: once the merit has been declared, it is to be accepted with faith rather than skepticism.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; it seals the preceding teaching on tīrtha-fruits within the Revā Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; it functions as a doctrinal closure affirming the stated tīrtha-phala.