Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि संसारश्छिद्यते यथा । पुनरागमनं नास्ति मोक्षप्राप्तिर्भवेद्यथा

Transliteration

anyacca śrotumicchāmi saṃsāraśchidyate yathā | punarāgamanaṃ nāsti mokṣaprāptirbhavedyathā

Translation

ထို့ပြင် ငါသည် ထပ်မံကြားလိုသည်– သံသရာကို မည်သို့ ဖြတ်တောက်ရမည်နည်း၊ နောက်တဖန် ပြန်လာခြင်း မရှိစေရန် မည်သို့ ဖြစ်ရမည်နည်း၊ မောက္ခကို မည်သို့ ရရှိနိုင်မည်နည်း။

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: something else
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अन्यत् (something else)’

• च: also
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Karma (कर्म; infinitival object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; कर्म-प्रवृत्तिः (object of इच्छा)

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• संसारः: saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth)
• संसारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• छिद्यते: is cut off / is destroyed
• छिद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यथा: so that / in such a way that
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार/Mode)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: ‘how/so that’)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• आगमनम्: return (coming back)
• आगमनम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of ‘नास्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-गमन (प्रातिपदिक; आ + गमन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘न अस्ति’ = ‘there is not’

• मोक्षप्राप्तिः: attainment of liberation
• मोक्षप्राप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष-प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; मोक्ष + प्राप्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may occur / would happen
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यथा: so that / in such a way that
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार/Mode)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उद्देश्यवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira’s face turns inward—serious, renunciant mood—asking how to sever saṃsāra and attain non-return; the sage listens, poised to reveal the liberating method.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True pilgrimage teaching culminates in liberation: the seeker asks not only about places, but about the end of rebirth and the path to mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the question sets the stage for a mokṣa-centered tīrtha discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is an inquiry that invites instruction on soteriology (means to liberation).