Shloka 112 - Adhyaya 209 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Portuguese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

समेताः कुत्र यास्याम इति ब्रूत द्विजोत्तमाः । यो गृहे कार्त्तिकीं कुर्यात्स्नानदानादिवर्जितः

Transliteration

sametāḥ kutra yāsyāma iti brūta dvijottamāḥ | yo gṛhe kārttikīṃ kuryātsnānadānādivarjitaḥ

Translation

«Já reunidos, dizei-me: para onde iremos, ó melhores dos dvijas? Pois aquele que observa Kārttika apenas em casa, deixando de lado o banho ritual, a caridade e afins…»

Word by Word

समेताःassembled

कुत्रwhere

यास्यामःshall we go

इतिthus

ब्रूतsay (you all)

द्विजोत्तमाःO best of Brahmins

यःwho (he who)

गृहेin the house

कार्त्तिकीम्Kārttikī observance

कुर्यात्should perform

स्नानदानादिवर्जितःdevoid of bathing, charity, etc.

Speaker

A king (nṛpa/pārthiva), addressing Brahmins (dvijottamāḥ) in the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative

Characters & Entities

Kārttika (month/vrata)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kārttika observance is meant to be supported by concrete dharmic acts—especially snāna (sacred bathing) and dāna (charity)—not performed as a mere formality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up a pilgrimage query; the specific tīrtha is named in subsequent verses (Bhāreśvara on the Revā/Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The necessity of snāna (ritual bathing) and dāna (charitable giving) as integral supports of the Kārttika observance.