Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा राज्यं सुरैः सार्द्धं गतश्रीको जगाम ह । तपश्चचार विपुलं गौतमेन महीतले

Transliteration

tyaktvā rājyaṃ suraiḥ sārddhaṃ gataśrīko jagāma ha | tapaścacāra vipulaṃ gautamena mahītale

Translation

അവൻ രാജ്യം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, ശ്രീഹീനനായി, ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടെ അവിടെ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു; ഭൂമിയിൽ ഗൗതമനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് മഹത്തായ തപസ്സു അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha/Sahārtha (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'together with')

• गतश्रीकः: whose prosperity had departed
• गतश्रीकः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत-श्री (प्रातिपदिक; गम् (धातु) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (गता श्रीः यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्त्यर्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• चचार: practised/performed
• चचार: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विपुलम्: great/abundant
• विपुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तपः)

• गौतमेन: with Gautama
• गौतमेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महीतले: on the earth's surface
• महीतले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-तल (प्रातिपदिक; मही + तल)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महीतलम् = पृथिव्याः तलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fallen kingly figure, splendor dimmed, departs with deva-attendants toward a forest hermitage; Gautama’s āśrama appears with sacrificial fires, deer, and ascetics; the protagonist begins severe tapas on bare earth.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Gautama
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated, restoration is sought through tapas and humility; even the mighty must bow to moral law.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is indicated as a mode of atonement, though no specific vow or rite is detailed.