Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

जायते नात्र सन्देह इत्येवं शङ्करोऽब्रवीत् । एकादश्यामुपोष्याथ द्वादश्यामुदकप्रदा

Transliteration

jāyate nātra sandeha ityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt | ekādaśyāmupoṣyātha dvādaśyāmudakapradā

Translation

«Cela advient assurément, sans aucun doute», ainsi parla Śaṅkara. «Jeûnant à l’Ekādaśī, puis, à la Dvādaśī, offrant l’eau en don—».

Word by Word

• jāyate: arises/is produced
• jāyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु √जन्)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

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

• sandehaḥ: doubt
• sandehaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु √ब्रू)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ekādaśyām: on the eleventh (lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; काल-अधिकरण

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-vas (धातु √वस्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): 'having fasted'

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (lunar day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; काल-अधिकरण

• udakapradā: giver of water (one who donates water)
• udakapradā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udaka + pradā (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/कर्तृवाचक (one who gives water); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (udakaṃ pradāti)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: रेवा-तीर्थ

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: देवी (उमा/पार्वती)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: शङ्कर उपदेश दे रहे हैं; एकादशी-व्रती साधक/गृहस्थ ध्यान में; द्वादशी को जल-कलश से पथिक/ब्राह्मण को उदकदान।

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Ekādaśī
• Dvādaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-restraint (fasting) joined with generosity (water-gift) is upheld as a complete dharmic practice producing assured results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred geography frames these vows as part of the Revā (Narmadā) devotional culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa on Ekādaśī followed by udaka-dāna on Dvādaśī.