Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तेनोक्ताः स्वसुतां चेत्तु राजा मे दातुमिच्छति । ततोऽस्य भूयोऽपि गृहे ज्वलेऽहं नान्यथा द्विजाः

Transliteration

tenoktāḥ svasutāṃ cettu rājā me dātumicchati | tato'sya bhūyo'pi gṛhe jvale'haṃ nānyathā dvijāḥ

Translation

ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ: 'ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଗଣ! ଯଦି ରାଜା ନିଜ କନ୍ୟା ମୋତେ ଦେବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରନ୍ତି, ତେବେ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କ ଘରେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ପ୍ରଜ୍ୱଳିତ ହେବି, ନଚେତ୍ ନୁହେଁ।'

Word by Word

• tena: by that; therefore
• tena: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/हेतु), एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• uktāḥ: having been told; instructed
• uktāḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Past passive participle; nominative plural masculine)

• sva: one's own
• sva: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक-विशेषणम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (agreeing with sutām)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular feminine)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional particle)

• tu: then; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular masculine)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-रूपम्, एकवचनम् (Genitive/Dative singular: of me/to me)

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृत्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त-क्रियाविशेषणम् (infinitive); दानार्थे (to give)

• icchati: wishes
• icchati: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (3rd sg)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anvaya (Temporal/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: then/from that)

• asya: of him; his
• asya: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• bhūyaḥ: again; further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय/तुलनावाचक)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: again/more)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: also/even)

• gṛhe: in (his) house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• jvale: I burn; I blaze
• jvale: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (1st sg)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: otherwise)

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana/Śrotṛ (Addressed audience)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural masculine)

Speaker

Agni (reported speech) via narrator/brāhmaṇas’ account

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly; within story: brāhmaṇas and king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Agni speaks through brāhmaṇas: he will blaze again in the king’s house only if the king gives his daughter; the court is tense, lit by fire-glow and ritual implements.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• King
• Brāhmaṇas
• King’s daughter

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor is linked to righteous commitment; promises and offerings must be fulfilled as vowed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative context is Māhiṣmatī, later tied to the naming of Agnitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kanyādāna (the formal gifting of a daughter in marriage) is presented as the decisive dharmic act.