Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कर्माणि कानि चित्तत्र कारयित्वा परावसुः । तृतीयसवनस्यांते गृहकृत्यं निरीक्षितुम्

Transliteration

karmāṇi kāni cittatra kārayitvā parāvasuḥ | tṛtīyasavanasyāṃte gṛhakṛtyaṃ nirīkṣitum

Translation

Après avoir fait accomplir là certains rites, Parāvasu—à la fin du troisième savana—alla examiner les affaires domestiques.

Word by Word

• कर्माणि: ritual acts
• कर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• कानि: some, certain
• कानि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्माणि इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• चित्: indeed/some
• चित्: Kriya-vishesana (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘some/any’ (enclitic)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कारयित्वा: having had (them) done
• कारयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) धातु √कृ → कारय; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having caused to be done’

• परावसुः: Parāvasu
• परावसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तृतीयसवनस्य: of the third pressing/oblation-session
• तृतीयसवनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय-सवन (प्रातिपदिक; तृतीयं सवनम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गृहकृत्यम्: household duty
• गृहकृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह-कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; गृहे कृत्यम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (household duty)

• निरीक्षितुम्: to inspect
• निरीक्षितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to look at/inspect’

Speaker

Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the account)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parāvasu steps away from the sacrificial ground at the close of the third savana; the sun low, ritual implements being set aside; he turns toward the path to his hermitage, intent on checking home affairs.

Characters & Entities

• Parāvasu
• tṛtīya-savana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes both sacred ritual order and responsible attention to one’s legitimate worldly duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha narrative context (Setukhaṇḍa), where yajña timing and conduct are emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference to the third savana’s completion, indicating adherence to the yajña’s prescribed sequence.