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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

उत्तानपाद उवाच । काले तत्क्रियते कस्मिञ्छ्राद्धं दानं तथेश्वर । यात्रा तत्र प्रकर्तव्या तिथौ यस्यां वदाशु तत्

Transliteration

uttānapāda uvāca | kāle tatkriyate kasmiñchrāddhaṃ dānaṃ tatheśvara | yātrā tatra prakartavyā tithau yasyāṃ vadāśu tat

Translation

Uttānapāda dit : Ô Seigneur, à quel moment faut-il accomplir le śrāddha et le don sacré (dāna) ? Et à quelle tithi lunaire doit-on entreprendre le pèlerinage en ce lieu ? Dis-le-moi sans tarder.

Word by Word
उत्तानपादःUttānapāda
उत्तानपादः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तानपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
कालेat what time
काले:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
क्रियतेis done
क्रियते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)
कस्मिन्in which (tithi/time)
कस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
श्राद्धम्śrāddha rite
श्राद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
दानम्gift, donation
दानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
तथाand also/likewise
तथा:
Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: 'thus/also')
ईश्वरO Lord
ईश्वर:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
यात्राpilgrimage/journey
यात्रा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: 'there')
प्रकर्तव्याto be performed
प्रकर्तव्या:
Vidheyaviseshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्तव्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन (Singular)
तिथौon the lunar day (tithi)
तिथौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
यस्याम्in which (tithi)
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
वदtell
वद:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)
आशुquickly
आशु:
Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'quickly')
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Uttānapāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (divine teacher)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king (Uttānapāda) with folded hands questions Īśvara about the proper times for śrāddha, dāna, and undertaking the pilgrimage to the Revā-tīrtha; the setting suggests a hermitage near a sacred river.

Characters & Entities
U
Uttānapāda
Ī
Īśvara

FAQs

Ritual actions like śrāddha, dāna, and tīrtha-yātrā should be performed with proper timing and scriptural guidance.

The question points to a Revā-associated tīrtha context (“there”), within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.

An inquiry about the correct kāla (time) and tithi for śrāddha, dāna, and yātrā.

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