Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ते दृष्ट्वा मां करिष्यन्ति कारुण्यं च तवोपरि । उपायं कथयिष्यन्ति येन शान्तिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

te dṛṣṭvā māṃ kariṣyanti kāruṇyaṃ ca tavopari | upāyaṃ kathayiṣyanti yena śāntirbhaviṣyati

Translation

അവർ എന്നെ കണ്ടാൽ നിനക്കു മേൽ തീർച്ചയായും കരുണ കാണിക്കും. ഏതു ഉപായത്തിലൂടെ ശാന്തി ലഭിക്കുമോ, ആ മാർഗം അവർ പറയും.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्यन्ति: will do/show
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• कारुण्यम्: compassion
• कारुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

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

• उपरि: towards/over (you)
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/अव्यय-पूर्वपद; अधिकरणार्थक (adverb/postposition)

• उपायम्: means/remedy
• उपायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथयिष्यन्ति: will tell
• कथयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त from कथ्/कथ)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• शान्तिः: peace/appeasement
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

R̥kṣaśṛṅga

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parents’ āśrama (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Citrasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛkṣaśṛṅga reassures the king: his parents will show compassion and reveal the method for peace; the scene carries a softening of tension, with a glimpse of the hermitage ahead.

Characters & Entities

• R̥kṣaśṛṅga
• parents of R̥kṣaśṛṅga
• Citraseṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through compassionate guidance—elders transform despair into a clear path of remedy and śānti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa (connected with the sanctity of the Revā/Narmadā region), but this verse itself emphasizes the āśrama as a place of dharmic counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the promise of an “upāya” (means) is mentioned; the specific rite is not yet described.