Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अहङ्कारकृताः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति न संशयः । इति शप्त्वा रमादेवी तदैव च दिवं ययौ

Transliteration

ahaṅkārakṛtāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ | iti śaptvā ramādevī tadaiva ca divaṃ yayau

Translation

Semua akan menjadi demikian kerana didorong oleh ego—tiada syak lagi. Setelah melafazkan sumpahan itu, Ramā Devī pun segera berangkat ke syurga.

Word by Word

• अहङ्कारकृताः: made by ego; ego-driven
• अहङ्कारकृताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहङ्कार + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणम् (past passive participle: 'made/caused'); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अहङ्कार- कृताः = अहङ्कारेण कृताः/अहङ्कारात् कृताः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (simple future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• न: no/not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Impersonal predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम् (nominative singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• शप्त्वा: having cursed
• शप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund: having cursed)

• रमादेवी: Goddess Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमादेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (रमा एव देवी)

• तदैव: just then
• तदैव: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् + अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (then itself/just then)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Lakṣmī/Ramā Devī’s curse and departure)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (contextual address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ramā Devī pronounces a curse with composed severity; immediately she rises skyward, leaving a dimmed landscape below as people stand stunned.

Characters & Entities

• Ramā Devī (Lakṣmī)
• Heaven (diva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Egoism is portrayed as a root-force of decline; divine grace withdraws when arrogance dominates conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative flow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative statement marking the conclusion of the curse.