Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तावावां कृतसंकल्पौ त्वया कोपेन मानद । निरस्तावनिरस्तौ वा यास्यावः परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

tāvāvāṃ kṛtasaṃkalpau tvayā kopena mānada | nirastāvanirastau vā yāsyāvaḥ paramāṃ gatim

Translation

「私たち二人は、定められた誓いの決意に縛られております。誉れを授けるお方よ、あなたの怒りによって、捨てられようと捨てられまいと、私たちは究極の境地に至るのです。」

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• आवाम्: we two
• आवाम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• कृतसंकल्पौ: having formed a resolve
• कृतसंकल्पौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु) + संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कृतः संकल्पः यस्य)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Hetu (Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोपेन: with anger
• कोपेन: Karana/Hetu (Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मानद: O giver of honor
• मानद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मानं ददाति इति)

• निरस्तौ: cast out / destroyed
• निरस्तौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरस्त (कृदन्त; निर्+अस्/अस्?; here from निर्+अस्/निर्+स्था? conventional PPP ‘cast out’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• अनिरस्तौ: not cast out / not destroyed
• अनिरस्तौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिरस्त (प्रातिपदिक; a- + निरस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• यास्यावः: we two shall go
• यास्यावः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, द्विवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Gati/Karma (Destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

The two crows (vāyasau)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king (inner listener); Yudhiṣṭhira (outer listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The crows, still restrained, speak with surprising serenity: they declare their fixed resolve and that whether rejected or spared by the king’s anger, they will attain the supreme goal—turning the scene from violence to metaphysical calm.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyasa (crows)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic ethics intertwine human agency with karmic destiny; even punishment can become a turning-point toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not identified in this verse; the narrative continues toward the tīrtha-centered conclusion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.