Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

यत्स्याद्बाल्यकृतं पापं यद्वा कृतमजानता । वाचा कृतं कर्मकृतं मनसा यद्विचिन्तितम्

Transliteration

yatsyādbālyakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yadvā kṛtamajānatā | vācā kṛtaṃ karmakṛtaṃ manasā yadvicintitam

Translation

Qualquer pecado cometido na infância, ou praticado por ignorância—seja por palavra, por ação, ou mesmo concebido na mente—(diz-se que tudo isso é removido pelo rito purificador louvado nesta seção de Revā).

Word by Word

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Relative pronoun; कर्ता/विषय

• syāt: may be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धा॒तु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘may be/should be’

• bālya-kṛtam: done in childhood
• bālya-kṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bālya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त; कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (पापम्)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्ता/विषय

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Relative pronoun; कर्ता/विषय

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• kṛtam: done/committed
• kṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Past passive participle used adjectivally; विशेषण (पापम्)

• ajānatā: unknowingly (by one who does not know)
• ajānatā: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jānat (कृदन्त; ज्ञा धातु, शतृ; नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; कर्तृ-विशेषण/हेतु: ‘by one not knowing’

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; करण

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Past passive participle; विशेषण (पापम्)

• karma-kṛtam: done by action/deed
• karma-kṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त; कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (पापम्)

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; करण

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Relative pronoun; कर्ता/विषय

• vicintitam: thought/pondered
• vicintitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi+cit (धा॒तु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Past passive participle; विशेषण (पापम्)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Revā Khaṇḍa (Skanda Purāṇa’s Revā-Māhātmya frame; exact speaker not in snippet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification in dharma addresses not only outward acts but also speech and inner intention; even unintended or childhood faults can be cleansed through prescribed sacred observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the implied tīrtha-context of this chapter in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse lists categories of sin; the specific purifying rite is stated in the surrounding verses (here, it functions as a comprehensive scope statement).