Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अनन्तरं चेदिपतिर्द्वादशाब्दमखे स्थितः । ततस्तस्यास्तु यो भर्ता स मृत्युवशमागतः

Transliteration

anantaraṃ cedipatirdvādaśābdamakhe sthitaḥ | tatastasyāstu yo bhartā sa mṛtyuvaśamāgataḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ചേതിരാജാവ് ദ്വാദശവർഷ യാഗത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആ കന്യയുടെ ഭർത്താവ് മരണാധീനനായി.

Word by Word

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter)

• चेदिपतिः: the king of Cedi
• चेदिपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चेदेः पति)

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; समासपूर्वपद

• अब्द: year
• अब्द: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद (year)

• मखे: in the sacrifice
• मखे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वादशाब्दमखे इति समासार्थे

• स्थितः: was engaged/standing
• स्थितः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (ष्ठा) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; क्रियार्थे 'was situated/was engaged'

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/from that)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृत्यु: death
• मृत्यु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• वशम्: under the control
• वशम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मृत्युवशम् इति समासार्थे

• आगतः: came/entered
• आगतः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त; √गम् (गमॢँ) + क्त, उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; क्रियार्थे 'came/entered'

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king of Cedi absorbed in a long twelve-year sacrifice—vast altar grounds, priests, offerings—while elsewhere the bridegroom/husband succumbs to death, showing the stark simultaneity of ritual grandeur and human fragility.

Characters & Entities

• Cedi
• Mṛtyu (Death)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even great royal sacrifices cannot prevent mortality; Dharma is practiced within the certainty of impermanence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative stream connected to the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) region, though no single tīrtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dvādaśābda-makha (twelve-year sacrificial rite) is referenced, indicating long-duration Vedic sacrifice undertaken by a king.