Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

न पुत्रबान्धवा दारा न समस्तः सुहृज्जनः । सङ्कटेऽभ्युपगच्छन्ति व्रजन्तमेकगामिनम्

Transliteration

na putrabāndhavā dārā na samastaḥ suhṛjjanaḥ | saṅkaṭe'bhyupagacchanti vrajantamekagāminam

Translation

ନ ପୁତ୍ର, ନ ବାନ୍ଧବ, ନ ଦାରା, ନ ସମସ୍ତ ସୁହୃଦ୍ଜନ—ସଙ୍କଟେ କେହି ସହାୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ; ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ମୃତ୍ୟୁର ଏକମାତ୍ର ପଥେ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ ଏକାକୀ ଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• putra-bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen of (one's) sons / relatives
• putra-bāndhavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (putrasya bāndhavāḥ)

• dārāḥ: wife (family)
• dārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (दाराḥ = wife/wives)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• samastaḥ: entire, whole
• samastaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• suhṛt-janaḥ: company of friends
• suhṛt-janaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (suhṛdāṃ janaḥ)

• saṅkaṭe: in distress, in trouble
• saṅkaṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• abhyupagacchanti: approach, come near
• abhyupagacchanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-upa-√gam (गम्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vrajantam: one who is going
• vrajantam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (व्रज्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• eka-gāminam: going alone, solitary traveler
• eka-gāminam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + gāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (ekaḥ gāmī)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Revā Khaṇḍa (didactic; precise speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lone traveler at dusk on a narrow path symbolizing the ‘single road’ of death; family and friends remain behind, unable to cross the threshold; a distant riverbank/ghat suggests the tīrtha setting.

Characters & Entities

• Yama (implied by death-journey)
• Saṃsāra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At death one must go alone; therefore cultivate dharma and inner refuge rather than dependence on social ties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader pilgrimage ethic by urging dharmic preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a moral reflection encouraging detachment and dharma.