Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मम माता पिता भ्राता ये चान्ये सखिबान्धवाः । क्षमापयित्वा सर्वांस्तान्वचनं मम कथ्यताम्

Transliteration

mama mātā pitā bhrātā ye cānye sakhibāndhavāḥ | kṣamāpayitvā sarvāṃstānvacanaṃ mama kathyatām

Translation

என் தாய், தந்தை, சகோதரன் மற்றும் பிற நண்பர்-உறவினர் அனைவரிடமும் மன்னிப்புக் கோரி, என் செய்தியை அவர்களிடம் சொல்லுங்கள்.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/possessive (genitive)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: who/which (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सखिबान्धवाः: friends and relatives
• सखिबान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि-बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक; सखि + बान्धव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सखयः च बान्धवाः च)

• क्षमापयित्वा: having asked forgiveness / having caused to forgive
• क्षमापयित्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) [णिच् causative: क्षमापयति]
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वचनम्: message/statement
• वचनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/possessive (genitive)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

Speaker

Bhānumatī (implied by subsequent address and narrative continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas within the scene

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a high peak, the woman speaks softly yet firmly, asking that forgiveness be sought from her family and companions; brāhmaṇas listen as compassionate intermediaries.

Characters & Entities

• mother
• father
• brother
• friends
• relatives

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when pursuing a higher spiritual end, one should not abandon basic dharma: reconciliation, forgiveness, and respectful closure with family and kin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is ethical preparation within a Revā Khaṇḍa sacred setting; the tīrtha’s greatness is shown as supporting purification of relationships and intention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣamā-yācñā—seeking forgiveness from all concerned, and formally sending a message through trusted witnesses (here, brāhmaṇas).