Shloka 8 - Adhyaya 31 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Portuguese | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पवित्रत्वं लभन्त्येते पौरुषेण विना नृणाम् । सामर्थ्यान्निश्चयाद्धैर्यात्सिध्यन्ति पुरुषा नृप

Transliteration

pavitratvaṃ labhantyete pauruṣeṇa vinā nṛṇām | sāmarthyānniścayāddhairyātsidhyanti puruṣā nṛpa

Translation

Estes alcançam a pureza, não sem o esforço humano. Pela capacidade, pela firme decisão e pela coragem constante, os homens triunfam, ó rei.

Word by Word

पवित्रत्वम्purity, sanctity

लभन्तिthey obtain

एतेthese (men)

पौरुषेणby manly effort, by human exertion

विनाwithout

नृणाम्of men

सामर्थ्यात्from capability, due to competence

निश्चयात्from determination, from resolve

धैर्यात्from courage/steadfastness

सिध्यन्तिthey succeed, are accomplished

पुरुषाःmen

नृपO king

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king receiving counsel: a calm rishi instructs that purity is won by human striving—resolve and courage—rather than passivity.

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even at powerful tīrthas, purification matures through personal effort—steadfast resolve and disciplined courage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching continues within the Brahmāvarta tīrtha context, emphasizing the pilgrim’s inner preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it prescribes inner qualifications: capability, determination, and courage.