Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा संकर्षण उवाच ह । गच्छ कृष्ण महाबाहो स्त्रीरत्नं चाशु गृह्यताम्

Transliteration

keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā saṃkarṣaṇa uvāca ha | gaccha kṛṣṇa mahābāho strīratnaṃ cāśu gṛhyatām

Translation

Услышав слова Кешавы, Санкаршана ответил: «Ступай, о Кришна могучерукий; скорее возьми эту драгоценность среди женщин.»

Word by Word

• केशवस्य: of Keshava
• केशवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• संकर्षणः: Sankarshana
• संकर्षणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• स्त्रीरत्नम्: the woman-gem (excellent woman)
• स्त्रीरत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रियाः रत्नम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गृह्यताम्: let (her) be seized/taken
• गृह्यताम्: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘let it be taken’

Speaker

Sūta narrating; direct speech by Balarāma (Saṅkarṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṅkarṣaṇa, composed and powerful, grants permission; Kṛṣṇa stands poised to move, the chariot and attendants hinted in the background, river breeze lifting garments.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous allies strengthen dharmic action; unity of purpose supports the protection of the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the setting continues around Kuṇḍina and the Ambikā worship context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction within the unfolding narrative.