Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षं दुरितं तत्र दृश्यते फलरूपतः । तत्र तीर्थे तु यो राजन्नेकचित्तो जितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ duritaṃ tatra dṛśyate phalarūpataḥ | tatra tīrthe tu yo rājannekacitto jitendriyaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ പാപം ഫലരൂപമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി തന്നെ ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു. ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ, ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഏകചിത്തനായി ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ ജയിച്ചവൻ ആരായാലും…

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: manifest, directly perceptible
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg, adjective)

• दुरितम्: sin, misdeed
• दुरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• दृश्यते: is seen, becomes visible
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, वर्तमानकाल; आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd sg, Ātmanepada)

• फलरूपतः: as a result/in the form of fruit
• फलरूपतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फल-रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय; -तस् प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb) (indeclinable: 'in the form of/resulting as')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative sg)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun, masc nom sg)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (vocative sg)

• एकचित्तः: single-minded
• एकचित्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg, adjective)

• जितेन्द्रियः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) 'जित' + 'इन्द्रिय'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (addressed as ‘rājan’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king is instructed at a riverside tīrtha; the atmosphere suggests that sins manifest as visible consequences—shadowy forms dissolving near sacred waters—while the pilgrim stands composed, senses restrained.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṇamocana Tīrtha
• king (listener, unspecified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karma is not abstract: wrongdoing ripens into tangible results; therefore the pilgrim should cultivate restraint and focused mind at sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā-bank tīrtha previously named Ṛṇamocana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An inner discipline is prescribed: ekāgratā (single-mindedness) and indriya-jaya (sense-control) as qualifications for tīrtha practice.