Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

पिबन्ति रुधिरं तत्र येऽभियान्ति रजस्वलाम् । असिपत्रवने घोरे पीड्यन्ते पापकारिणः

Transliteration

pibanti rudhiraṃ tatra ye'bhiyānti rajasvalām | asipatravane ghore pīḍyante pāpakāriṇaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ രജസ്വലായ സ്ത്രീയെ സമീപിക്കുന്ന പാപികൾക്ക് രക്തം കുടിപ്പിക്കും; അത്തരം ദുഷ്കർമികൾ ഘോരമായ അസിപത്രവനത്തിൽ കഠിനമായി പീഡിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्ता (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय)

• अभियान्ति: approach/go to
• अभियान्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रजस्वलाम्: a menstruating woman
• रजस्वलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्वला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (अभियान्ति)

• असिपत्रवने: in the forest of sword-leaves
• असिपत्रवने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः: असिपत्राणि (खड्गपत्राणि) यस्मिन् वने

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; वन-विशेषण

• पीड्यन्ते: are tormented
• पीड्यन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• पापकारिणः: evil-doers/sinners
• पापकारिणः: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता-स्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्ता-स्थानी (कर्मणि) ; समासः: पापं करोति इति

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Asipatravana (infernal forest)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying scene: sinners forced to drink blood near a red-flowing river; then driven into Asipatravana where leaves are blades cutting the body; Yama-dūtas herd them onward.

Characters & Entities

• Asipatravana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches restraint and adherence to dharma: violating prescribed ethical boundaries leads to painful karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Revā Khaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā sacred region); this verse itself focuses on naraka (Asipatravana) as a warning within that māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is prescribed in this verse; it states a prohibition and its karmic result.