Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 185

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा गतो राजा सा च पुत्रमजीजनत् । रैवतेति कृतं नाम बभूव स मनुर्नृपः

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā gato rājā sā ca putramajījanat | raivateti kṛtaṃ nāma babhūva sa manurnṛpaḥ

Translation

Ainsi fut-il fait ; le roi s’en alla, et elle enfanta un fils. À ce Manu au rang royal fut donné le nom de « Raivata ».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (राजा)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अजीजनत्: gave birth (to)
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: ‘caused to be born’/‘gave birth’)

• रैवतेति: “Raivata” thus
• रैवतेति: Nirdeshana (Quotation/निर्देशन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रैवत + इति (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोगः (quotative particle); ‘रैवत’ इति नाम-निर्देश

• कृतम्: made, assigned
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (नाम)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण (मनुः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Nārada’s narration in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (narrative frame) / Raivataka association

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed as ‘rājan’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal departure after completing a vow; the queen later gives birth and the child is ceremonially named ‘Raivata’, with sages as witnesses and the western mountain silhouette in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Revati
• Raivata (Manu)
• king (rājā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred acts connected to tīrthas are shown to bear fruits across generations, shaping dharmic rulers and cosmic cycles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The birth narrative is tied to the Revati-kuṇḍa setting described immediately before.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription is added; it records the fruition (birth and naming) of the boon connected with tīrtha-snāna.