Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्येण निर्विण्ण एकाकी कामपीडितः । याचमानस्य मे तात प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

brahmacaryeṇa nirviṇṇa ekākī kāmapīḍitaḥ | yācamānasya me tāta prasādaṃ kartumarhasi

Translation

Aku letih oleh brahmacarya, seorang diri, dan tersiksa oleh gejolak hasrat. Wahai yang mulia, layak bagimu menganugerahkan belas kasih kepada diriku yang memohon ini.

Word by Word

• brahma-caryeṇa: by celibacy (brahmacarya)
• brahma-caryeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + carya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘by/through celibate discipline’

• nirviṇṇaḥ: weary/disgusted
• nirviṇṇaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√vid (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन: ‘disheartened/weary’

• ekākī: alone
• ekākī: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāma-pīḍitaḥ: tormented by desire
• kāma-pīḍitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pīḍita (√pīḍ, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘tormented by desire’

• yācamānasya: of (me) begging
• yācamānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yāc (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग: ‘of me who am begging’

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• tāta: O dear sir/father
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• prasādam: favor, grace
• prasādam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): ‘to do/make’

• arhasi: you should / you are worthy (to)
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद: ‘you ought/are fit’

Speaker

Vahni (Agni), in brāhmaṇa guise (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā sphere)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa-ascetic confesses being worn by celibacy and afflicted by desire, pleading for the king’s grace; the king’s face shows judgment forming.

Characters & Entities

• Vahni (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner struggle (restraint versus desire) is acknowledged openly; dharma also includes compassionate responsiveness to sincere supplication.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative within the Revā (Narmadā) cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse centers on petition and the expectation of royal/priestly grace (prasāda).