Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वारितः कुम्भकर्णेन सीतां मोचय मोचय । विभीषणेन वै पापो मन्दोदर्या पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

vāritaḥ kumbhakarṇena sītāṃ mocaya mocaya | vibhīṣaṇena vai pāpo mandodaryā punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

तो पापी कुम्भकर्णाने, विभीषणाने आणि पुन्हा पुन्हा मंदोदरीने रोखला— “सीतेला सोड, सोड!” असे म्हणत.

Word by Word

• वारितः: restrained/checked
• वारितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारय्/वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुम्भकर्णेन: by Kumbhakarṇa
• कुम्भकर्णेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कुम्भ + कर्ण

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मोचय: release (her)
• मोचय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोचय: release, release
• मोचय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• विभीषणेन: by Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Prayojaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed)

• पापः: sinful/wicked (one)
• पापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्दोदर्या: by Mandodarī
• मन्दोदर्या: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दोदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मन्दा + उदरी

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (repetitive adverb; reduplicated)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Mandodarī
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma often speaks through well-wishers; ignoring repeated righteous counsel hardens sin and accelerates downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named; the verse is a moral-epic episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is ethical exhortation rather than ritual instruction.