Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तदादेशय राजेन्द्र कृत्वा तव महत्प्रियम् । मुक्तशापौ भविष्यावो ब्रह्मणो वचनं तथा

Transliteration

tadādeśaya rājendra kṛtvā tava mahatpriyam | muktaśāpau bhaviṣyāvo brahmaṇo vacanaṃ tathā

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ! നിനക്കു മഹാപ്രിയമായ കര്‍മ്മം ചെയ്തു ഞങ്ങളെ ആജ്ഞാപിക്കൂ. അപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങൾ ശാപമുക്തരാകും—ഇത് ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ വചനമാണ്.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदेशय: command / instruct
• आदेशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रियम् इति)

• प्रियम्: a pleasing act / what is dear
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• मुक्तशापौ: freed from the curse (the two)
• मुक्तशापौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः (मुक्तः शापः यस्य/ययोः)

• भविष्यावः: we two will become
• भविष्यावः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• वचनम्: word / command
• वचनम्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तथा: thus / accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

Speaker

The two crows (vāyasau)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two speaking crows, humble yet radiant with the gravity of Brahmā’s decree, request the king’s command; the king sits in royal assembly, the air charged with fate and the promise of curse-release.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vāyasa (crows)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Release from suffering is linked to fulfilling dharmic conditions; divine words (Brahmā-vacana) frame moral causality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it prepares for an action that typically culminates in a tīrtha’s revelation or merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the instruction is to perform a deed that pleases the righteous king, leading to śāpa-mokṣa.