Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तत्र याह्यविचारेण गन्तुं चेच्छक्यते त्वया । एवमुक्तो द्विजैर्विप्रो गन्तुं तत्र प्रचक्रमे

Transliteration

tatra yāhyavicāreṇa gantuṃ cecchakyate tvayā | evamukto dvijairvipro gantuṃ tatra pracakrame

Translation

“จงไปที่นั่นโดยไม่ลังเล หากท่านสามารถเดินทางได้” ครั้นถูกพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายกล่าวเช่นนั้น พราหมณ์ผู้นั้นก็เริ่มออกเดินทางไปยังสถานที่นั้น

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of place)

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अविचारेण: without deliberation; without hesitation
• अविचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (usage), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तार्थक/conditional particle)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been told; addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana/Agent (Speaker/करण/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• प्रचक्रमे: set out; began to go
• प्रचक्रमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

Speaker

Sūta (narration; advice quoted from Dvijas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas instruct a fellow brāhmaṇa pilgrim; he gathers his staff and water-pot, beginning his departure toward a sacred place on the Revā’s banks.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Bhāskara-tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When guided by the wise, one should act decisively toward purification and healing through dharmic means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The destination is Bhāskara-tīrtha near Ādityeśvara on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical prescription: undertake tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) without delay, as capability allows.