Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वे पुत्रहीना भविष्यन्ति न संशयः । हरेणोक्तस्ततो वह्निरस्माकं बीजमावह

Transliteration

tasmātsarve putrahīnā bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ | hareṇoktastato vahnirasmākaṃ bījamāvaha

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้นพวกท่านทั้งปวงจักไร้บุตร—หาได้มีข้อสงสัยไม่ แล้วเมื่อหระ (ศิวะ) มีบัญชา อัคนีจึงนำพาเชื้อแห่งเราจากไป

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Discourse (Therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात् = therefore/from that)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृ (all [of them])

• पुत्रहीनाः: sonless
• पुत्रहीनाः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रहीन (प्रातिपदिक) = पुत्र + हीन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (devoid of sons)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/फ्यूचर), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (doubt) — ‘न संशयः’ = no doubt

• हरेण: by Hari
• हरेण: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कर्तृसह (by Hari)

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been told/ordered)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/अनन्तर) — then

• वह्निः: Agni (fire)
• वह्निः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ (Agni/fire)

• अस्माकम्: our/of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of us/our)

• बीजम्: seed
• बीजम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (seed)

• आवह: carry/bring
• आवह: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī pronounces a sweeping curse of sonlessness upon the gods; beside her, Agni appears as the obedient messenger of Hara, carrying the potent seed like a blazing orb.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Devas
• Śiva (Hara)
• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions that disrupt divine order invite consequences; the Purāṇic ‘curse’ functions as a moral balancing of cosmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha in this verse; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse states a curse and describes Agni’s role in carrying the seed.