Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

त्रिकालमागमिष्यामि सत्यं सत्यं पुनः पुनः । एवं ते ब्राह्मणाः श्रुत्वा योधनीपुरमागताः

Transliteration

trikālamāgamiṣyāmi satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ | evaṃ te brāhmaṇāḥ śrutvā yodhanīpuramāgatāḥ

Translation

“เราจักมาทั้งสามกาล—จริงแท้ จริงแท้ ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า” ครั้นพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายได้ฟังดังนี้ ก็ไปยังโยธนีปุระ

Word by Word

• त्रिकालम्: the three times (past, present, future)
• त्रिकालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कालाः इति)

• आगमिष्यामि: I shall come
• आगमिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (सत्यं = truly)

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (पुनरावृत्तिः)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (पुनरावृत्तिः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (तव/ते = your)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/त्वा-प्रत्यय), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)

• योधनीपुरम्: to Yodhanīpura
• योधनीपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधनीपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योधनी-नामकस्य पुरम्)

• आगताः: came/arrived
• आगताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगः (they came)

Speaker

Bhagavān (addressing the brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, carrying kamaṇḍalu and staffs, set out on a dusty road toward a walled town (Yodhanīpura) after hearing a divine vow repeated ‘satyam satyam’.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Brāhmaṇas
• Yodhanīpura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine truth (satya) is portrayed as unwavering; the Lord’s promise becomes the foundation for faith and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yodhanīpura is the immediate sacred setting where the promised divine coming is connected to the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies trikāla (thrice-daily) darśana/approach, a devotional rhythm often associated with worship timings.