Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तच्छरीरे तु केषांचित्कर्मणा सम्प्रदृश्यते । जराश्च विविधाः केषां दृश्यन्ते व्याधयस्तथा

Transliteration

taccharīre tu keṣāṃcitkarmaṇā sampradṛśyate | jarāśca vividhāḥ keṣāṃ dṛśyante vyādhayastathā

Translation

కొంతమందిలో శరీరంలోనే కర్మఫలం స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తుంది. మరికొందరిలో వృద్ధాప్యపు అనేక రూపాలు, అలాగే వ్యాధులూ దర్శనమిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• tat: in that
• tat: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (locative singular neuter pronoun used adjectivally)

• śarīre: in the body
• śarīre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/contrast)

• keṣāṃcit: of some (persons)
• keṣāṃcit: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (genitive plural: 'of some')

• karmaṇā: by (their) action/karma
• karmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• sampradṛśyate: is seen/appears
• sampradṛśyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'is seen/appears'

• jarāḥ: old age/decays
• jarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with jarāḥ)

• keṣām: of some (others)
• keṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (genitive plural: 'of whom/of some')

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'are seen'

• vyādhayaḥ: diseases
• vyādhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'likewise/also')

Speaker

Śiva (didactic continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (implicit)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative assembly near a sacred riverbank; figures of varied ages—youth, elder, and the ill—are shown as embodiments of karma’s diverse ripening, while a sage gestures toward the river as a refuge of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Śarīra (body)
• Jarā (aging)
• Vyādhi (disease)
• Karma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Physical conditions like aging and illness are framed as karmic manifestations, encouraging compassion and dharmic discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Revā Māhātmya discourse; it supports the ethical-spiritual worldview that accompanies pilgrimage accounts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied guidance is purification through right conduct, devotion, and remedial dharmic acts.