Shloka 40 - Adhyaya 155 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Telugu | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

यम उवाच । कुतः स्थानात्समायातौ केन वा भूषितावुभौ । वृत्तं वै कथ्यतामेतद्वायसावविशङ्कया

Transliteration

yama uvāca | kutaḥ sthānātsamāyātau kena vā bhūṣitāvubhau | vṛttaṃ vai kathyatāmetadvāyasāvaviśaṅkayā

Translation

యముడు పలికెను—మీరు ఏ స్థలమునుండి వచ్చారు? మీ ఇద్దరినీ ఎవరు అలంకరించారు? ఓ కాకులారా, ఈ సమస్త వృత్తాంతమును భయము లేకుండా చెప్పండి.

Word by Word

यमःYama

उवाचsaid

कुतःfrom where

स्थानात्from a place

समायातौarrived

केनby whom

वाor

भूषितौadorned

उभौboth

वृत्तम्the matter

वैindeed

कथ्यताम्let it be told

एतत्this

वायसौO two crows

अविशङ्कयाwithout hesitation

Speaker

Yama (Dharmarāja, Vaivasvata)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Two crows (vāyasau)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama speaks directly, interrogating the two crows about their origin and adornment, commanding a fearless, complete account.

Characters & Entities

Yama

Vāyasa (crows)

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even where merit grants honor, dharma demands transparent truth—Yama’s realm operates by inquiry and moral clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No terrestrial tīrtha is named here; Yama’s court functions as the narrative arena where tīrtha- and śrāddha-born merit is recognized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes fearless disclosure (aviśaṅkayā) before the authority of dharma.