Shloka 31 - Adhyaya 192 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Marathi | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तथापि न तयोः कश्चिन्मनसः पृथिवीपते । विकारोऽभवदध्यात्मपारसम्प्राप्तचेतसोः

Transliteration

tathāpi na tayoḥ kaścinmanasaḥ pṛthivīpate | vikāro'bhavadadhyātmapārasamprāptacetasoḥ

Translation

तथापि, हे पृथ्वीपते, ज्यांची चेतना अध्यात्माच्या परपार पोहोचली होती त्या दोघांच्या मनात कोणताही विकार उत्पन्न झाला नाही।

Word by Word

तथाthus

अपिeven/though

नnot

तयोःof the two

कश्चित्any (at all)

मनसःof mind

पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)

विकारःchange/disturbance

अभवत्arose/occurred

अध्यात्म-पार-सम्प्राप्त-चेतसोःof the two whose minds had reached the far shore of spirituality

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pṛthivīpati / Nṛpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The women’s attempts fade into the background while the two figures remain serene, eyes half-closed, suggesting inward absorption; the king/listener may be shown at a respectful distance.

Characters & Entities

Nara

Nārāyaṇa

King (listener, unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One who has realized the inner Self is not shaken by external allurements; true victory is mastery of the mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s ascetic milieu is implied; the spiritual greatness is expressed through the sages’ attainment rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it teaches the fruit of deep adhyātma (inner realization).