Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 169

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा तु सा सर्वमुपवासकृतक्षणा । सपत्नीको गतस्तत्र सङ्गमे वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā tu sā sarvamupavāsakṛtakṣaṇā | sapatnīko gatastatra saṅgame varavarṇini

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ എല്ലാം അറിഞ്ഞതോടെ അവൾ ഉടൻ ഉപവാസവ്രതം സ്വീകരിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് അവൻ ഭാര്യയോടൊപ്പം, ഹേ വരവർണിനി, ആ സംഗമതീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (thus)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा, धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund): 'having known'

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वयार्थक-निपात (then/indeed)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्व-शब्द (everything)

• upavāsa-kṛta-kṣaṇā: one whose time was spent in fasting
• upavāsa-kṛta-kṣaṇā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (√kṛ, कृ, धातु; क्त) + kṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (उपवासेन कृतः क्षणः यस्याः सा)

• sa-patnīkaḥ: together with (his) wife
• sa-patnīkaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सपत्नीका = पत्न्या सह)

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्, धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• saṅgame: at the confluence
• saṅgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vara-varṇini: O fair-complexioned lady
• vara-varṇini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरः वर्णः यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed 'varavarṇinī' indicates a narrated account to a refined listener within the story-frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wife, newly resolved, undertakes a fast; then the couple travels together toward the confluence—dusty path, trees, and the sound of water growing nearer; their faces show devotion and determination.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgama (confluence)
• Upavāsa (fast)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When tīrtha-prabhāva is recognized, one responds with vrata (fasting) and purposeful pilgrimage, aligning body and mind to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The saṅgama (confluence), contextually the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama in the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting) followed by going to the saṅgama tīrtha.