Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततोऽमृतेन संसिक्तः स्वस्थोऽभूत्तत्क्षणादयम् । तथा पुनर्नवो जातः सर्वावयवशोभितः

Transliteration

tato'mṛtena saṃsiktaḥ svastho'bhūttatkṣaṇādayam | tathā punarnavo jātaḥ sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ

Translation

Então, aspergido com amṛta (néctar), ele ficou são naquele mesmo instante. De fato, era como se tivesse nascido de novo, ornado pela beleza de todos os seus membros.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• amṛtena: with nectar
• amṛtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saṃsiktaḥ: sprinkled; drenched
• saṃsiktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sic (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• svasthaḥ: healthy; restored
• svasthaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• tatkṣaṇāt: immediately; at that very moment
• tatkṣaṇāt: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचनार्थे—‘तत्क्षणात्’ = immediately; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् क्षणे)

• ayam: this one; he
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• navaḥ: new
• navaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• jātaḥ: born; arisen
• jātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ: adorned in all limbs; fully well-formed
• sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhita (कृदन्त; śubh/śobh धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वैः अवयवैः शोभितः = adorned with all limbs)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure is sprinkled with amṛta and becomes instantly healthy, appearing newly born, with all limbs radiant and beautiful; a clear miracle tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛta (nectar)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoration and renewal are portrayed as fruits of divine agency—life can be re-established instantly when supported by higher power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this line; it narrates a miraculous restoration within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the act described is a divine anointing with amṛta.