Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवं गते ततः काले दृष्टा रामेण धीमता । विश्वामित्रसहायेन त्यक्त्वा साश्ममयीं तनुम्

Transliteration

evaṃ gate tataḥ kāle dṛṣṭā rāmeṇa dhīmatā | viśvāmitrasahāyena tyaktvā sāśmamayīṃ tanum

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah masa itu berlalu, dia dilihat oleh Rāma yang bijaksana; dan dengan bantuan Viśvāmitra, dia menanggalkan tubuhnya yang seperti batu.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• गते: when (it had) passed
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal locus)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), सप्तमी-एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Temporal adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव (then/thereafter)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्टा: was seen
• दृष्टा: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was seen)

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृकरण (agent in passive)

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रामेण)

• विश्वामित्रसहायेन: with Viśvāmitra as helper
• विश्वामित्रसहायेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/assistant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र-सहाय (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वामित्र + सहाय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विश्वामित्रस्य सहायः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल

• साश्ममयीम्: stone-made (as such)
• साश्ममयीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अश्ममयी (प्रातिपदिक; स + अश्ममयी)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-समास (अश्ममयीं सहिताम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (तनुम्)

• तनुम्: body
• तनुम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, youthful and radiant, arrives with Viśvāmitra; they behold the stone-form Ahalyā; at the moment of recognition, the stone sheath falls away and Ahalyā reappears in human form, hands folded in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine vision and the guidance of a realized sage remove the effects of curse and impurity, restoring one to spiritual dignity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative supports the Ahalyā-tīrtha/Narmadā-bank sanctity presented in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on darśana (sacred encounter) and the sanctifying context of tīrtha.