Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

अनेकानि च पापानि कृतानि बहुशो मया । घातिता जन्तवो भद्रे निर्दग्धाः पर्वताः सदा

Transliteration

anekāni ca pāpāni kṛtāni bahuśo mayā | ghātitā jantavo bhadre nirdagdhāḥ parvatāḥ sadā

Translation

J’ai commis maints péchés, encore et encore. J’ai tué des êtres vivants, ô bienheureuse, et j’ai brûlé des montagnes à maintes reprises.

Word by Word

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc plural, adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc plural)

• कृतानि: done/committed
• कृतानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (past passive participle: ‘done’)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (1st person pronoun, Instrumental singular)

• घातिताः: killed
• घातिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिजन्त धातु; √हन्/घात्) + घातित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मणि अर्थः ‘killed/caused to be killed’

• जन्तवः: creatures
• जन्तवः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• भद्रे: O good lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative singular; संबोधन)

• निर्दग्धाः: burnt down
• निर्दग्धाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि: + दह् (धातु) + निर्दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त (burnt up)

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śabara (deduced from continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general frame)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful man speaks to an ‘auspicious’ woman, recalling repeated sins—slaying creatures and burning mountains—his face lit by the metaphorical fire of guilt; distant dark hills and scorched slopes loom behind.

Characters & Entities

• Jantavaḥ (living beings)
• Parvata (mountains)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging wrongdoing is a turning point toward repentance and dharmic correction, especially regarding harm to beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not name a tīrtha; it prepares for the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-based remedies (snāna, dāna, vrata).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a narrative confession that motivates later expiatory and merit-gaining practices.