Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

गतिर्वीर्यं बलोत्साहौ तैर्विना न प्रजायते । तैर्विना देवदेवेश नाहं किंचित्स्मरामि वै

Transliteration

gatirvīryaṃ balotsāhau tairvinā na prajāyate | tairvinā devadeveśa nāhaṃ kiṃcitsmarāmi vai

Translation

ຖ້າຂາດສິ່ງນັ້ນ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ, ພະລັງວິຣິຍະ, ກຳລັງ ແລະ ຄວາມອຸດສາຫະ ຈະບໍ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ຖ້າຂາດສິ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະທັງປວງ, ຂ້າແທ້ໆຈະຈື່ຈຳສິ່ງໃດບໍ່ໄດ້ເລີຍ

Word by Word

• गतिः: movement; progress
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• वीर्यम्: strength; vigor
• वीर्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• बलोत्साहौ: strength and enthusiasm
• बलोत्साहौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (बलं च उत्साहः च) (Masculine, Nominative, Dual; dvandva)

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; pronoun)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोगार्थक (Indeclinable; ‘without’)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (Indeclinable; negation particle)

• प्रजायते: arises; is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada)

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; pronoun)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोगार्थक (Indeclinable; ‘without’)

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवेशः) (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; tatpurusha)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (Indeclinable; negation particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Nominative, Singular; pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक सर्वनाम (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; indefinite pronoun)

• स्मरामि: I remember
• स्मरामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक निपात (Indeclinable; emphatic particle)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced, addressing Śiva as Devadeveśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant addresses Devadeveśa, showing drained energy—slack posture, dim aura—contrasted with the radiant presence of the Lord, suggesting restoration of strength through sacred knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Devadeveśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All capacities—memory, strength, initiative—are portrayed as grounded in Vedic order, and ultimately dependent on the Supreme Lord’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Revā-region narration where sacred geography forms the backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; it is a supplication (prārthanā) to Śiva for restoration of Vedic power.