Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

यस्य नोन्मीलितं चक्षुर्ज्ञेयो जात्यन्ध एव सः । एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं यत्पृष्टं नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

yasya nonmīlitaṃ cakṣurjñeyo jātyandha eva saḥ | etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatpṛṣṭaṃ nṛpasattama

Translation

ആരുടെ കണ്ണ് ഇനിയും ഉന്മീലിതമായിട്ടില്ലയോ, അവൻ ജന്മാന്ധനെന്നു തന്നെ അറിയണം. ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, നീ ചോദിച്ചതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു കഴിഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• unmīlitam: opened
• unmīlitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + √mīl (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘opened’ (agreeing with चक्षुः)

• cakṣuḥ: eye
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• jñeyaḥ: is to be regarded
• jñeyaḥ: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative): ‘to be known/considered’

• jāti-andhaḥ: blind from birth
• jāti-andhaḥ: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘जात्या अन्धः’ (blind by birth)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (निपात)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• kathitam: has been told
• kathitam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ ‘told/said’ (as predicate)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with etat)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• pṛṣṭam: asked
• pṛṣṭam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √prach (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘asked’ (agreeing with yat)

• nṛpa-sattama: O best of kings
• nṛpa-sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘नृपाणां सत्तमः’

Speaker

Unspecified (teacher/narrator concluding an explanation to a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage concludes instruction to a king; the king’s eyes are shown bright/open, while a shadowy figure in the background symbolizes ‘unopened eye’ (jātyandha).

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Without awakening of inner vision, one remains ‘blind’—knowledge and discernment are essential for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly specified; the verse closes a teaching segment within the Revā/Narmadā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it emphasizes inner awakening (unmīlana of cakṣu) through understanding.