Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृत्यहं तात धारयिष्ये न मूर्धजान् । स्थूलवस्त्रपटार्द्धं तु धारयिष्यामि ते गृहे

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛtyahaṃ tāta dhārayiṣye na mūrdhajān | sthūlavastrapaṭārddhaṃ tu dhārayiṣyāmi te gṛhe

Translation

“ఈ రోజు నుంచే, తండ్రీ, నేను జుట్టును అలంకరించను. మీ ఇంట్లో నేను కేవలం మోటు వస్త్రం—అర్ధ వస్త్రమాత్రమే—ధరిస్తాను.”

Word by Word

• adya: today
• adya: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• prabhṛti: from (now) onward
• prabhṛti: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; आरम्भवाचक-अव्ययम् (from/beginning with)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• tāta: O father
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• dhārayiṣye: I shall wear/keep
• dhārayiṣye: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः

• mūrdhajān: hair (head-hairs)
• mūrdhajān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sthūla: coarse/thick
• sthūla: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• vastra: cloth/garment
• vastra: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• paṭa: cloth-strip
• paṭa: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• arddham: half (piece)
• arddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (sthūla-vastra-paṭa-arddha = ‘half of a coarse cloth-strip’); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपातः (but/indeed)

• dhārayiṣyāmi: I shall wear/keep
• dhārayiṣyāmi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• gṛhe: in (your) house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Bhānumatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhānumatī removes ornaments, leaves hair unarranged, dons coarse half-garment; attendants watch silently as the courtly sheen gives way to ascetic simplicity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānumatī
• Father (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-restraint and austerity can transform vulnerability into spiritual strength and social protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; this is a vrata-oriented personal resolve within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Adoption of austere dress and renunciation of adornment—typical vrata markers emphasizing simplicity and discipline.