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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

संसारगह्वरगुहां प्रविहातुमेतां चेदिच्छथ प्रतिपदं भवतापखिन्नाः । नानाविधैर्निजकृतैर्बहुकर्मपाशैर्बद्धाः सुखाय शृणुतैकहितं मयोक्तम्

Transliteration

saṃsāragahvaraguhāṃ pravihātumetāṃ cedicchatha pratipadaṃ bhavatāpakhinnāḥ | nānāvidhairnijakṛtairbahukarmapāśairbaddhāḥ sukhāya śṛṇutaikahitaṃ mayoktam

Translation

ഓരോ പടിയിലും സംസാരതാപത്തിൽ ക്ഷീണിച്ച് ഈ ഗഹനമായ സംസാരഗുഹയിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷപ്പെടാൻ നിങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ—സ്വയം ചെയ്ത നാനാവിധ കർമങ്ങളുടെ അനേകം കർമപാശങ്ങളിൽ ബന്ധിതരായിരുന്നാലും—നിങ്ങളുടെ മംഗലത്തിനും ശാന്തിക്കും വേണ്ടി ഞാൻ പറയുന്ന ഈ ഏക ഹിതോപദേശം ശ്രവിക്കൂ।

Word by Word
संसारगह्वरगुहाम्the cave-like deep ravine of saṃsāra
संसारगह्वरगुहाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसंसार + गह्वर + गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (संसाररूपं गह्वरं या गुहा)
प्रविहातुम्to abandon/leave behind
प्रविहातुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वि + हा (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमन्त), अर्थः—कर्तुं (to do)
एताम्this
एताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (गुहाम्)
चेत्if
चेत्:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत् (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (conditional particle)
इच्छथyou (all) desire
इच्छथ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
प्रतिपदम्at every step
प्रतिपदम्:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रतिपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverbial accusative usage)
भवतापखिन्नाःafflicted by the heat/torment of worldly existence
भवतापखिन्नाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootभव + ताप + खिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवस्य तापेन खिन्नाः)
नानाविधैःby various kinds (of)
नानाविधैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनाना + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पाशैः)
निजकृतैःdone by oneself
निजकृतैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिज + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पाशैः)
बहुकर्मपाशैःby the many-acts bonds
बहुकर्मपाशैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootबहु + कर्म + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (बहूनि कर्माणि एव पाशाः)
बद्धाःbound
बद्धाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootबन्ध् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle/कृत), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम्)
सुखायfor happiness
सुखाय:
Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे
शृणुतlisten (you all)
शृणुत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
एकहितम्one beneficial (teaching)
एकहितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएक + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (एकं हितम्)
मयाby me
मया:
Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
उक्तम्spoken
उक्तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (एकहितम्)
Speaker

Deductively: Skanda (in Revā Khaṇḍa instructional discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary pilgrim-king (or audience) is shown metaphorically at the mouth of a dark cavern labeled ‘saṃsāra,’ entangled by many rope-nooses; the teacher’s words appear as a single bright path/torch leading out.

FAQs

Freedom from saṃsāra begins by heeding a single, focused spiritual instruction that cuts through the bonds of self-made karma.

The Revā-tīra (banks of the Revā/Narmadā) within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

No specific rite is named here; it introduces an imminent core teaching meant to bring welfare and peace.

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