Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततः सा चिन्तयामास पराशरवचस्तदा । एवमुक्त्वा तु सा तेन दत्तात्मानं नरेश्वर

Transliteration

tataḥ sā cintayāmāsa parāśaravacastadā | evamuktvā tu sā tena dattātmānaṃ nareśvara

Translation

Puis elle songea aux paroles de Parāśara. Et, après avoir ainsi parlé, ô roi, elle se donna à lui, l’acceptant de tout son être.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण; ‘then/thereafter’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चिन्तयामास: pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘thought/pondered’

• पराशरवचः: Parāśara’s words
• पराशरवचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पराशरस्य वचः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक; ‘at that time’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक; ‘thus’

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having said’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; contrast/emphasis

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दत्तात्मानम्: (one who has) surrendered herself
• दत्तात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (दत्तः आत्मा यस्य/दत्त-आत्मानम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used predicatively with सा (understood ‘she (became) one who has given herself’)

• नरेश्वर: O king
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King addressed as ‘nareśvara’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden pauses in contemplation, remembering Parāśara’s words; her posture shows hesitation turning into acceptance, with the river setting suggesting witness of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering ṛṣi-instruction anchors choices in dharma, especially at decisive turning points.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes guidance by sage-teaching rather than ritual action.