Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

प्राक्तनं कर्म भुञ्जामि यन्मया संचितं द्विजाः । क्षन्तव्यमस्य राज्ञोऽथ कोपश्चैव विसर्ज्यताम्

Transliteration

prāktanaṃ karma bhuñjāmi yanmayā saṃcitaṃ dvijāḥ | kṣantavyamasya rājño'tha kopaścaiva visarjyatām

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย เรากำลังเสวยผลกรรมเก่าที่เราสั่งสมไว้เอง เพราะฉะนั้นพึงให้อภัยพระราชา และจงสละความพิโรธเสีย

Word by Word

• प्राक्तनम्: former, previous
• प्राक्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राक्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• कर्म: deed, action (karma)
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• भुञ्जामि: I experience/enjoy
• भुञ्जामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (present indicative, 1st person singular, parasmaipada)

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun; neuter nom/acc sg)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun)

• संचितम्: accumulated, stored
• संचितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + चि (धातु) → संचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (past passive participle; neuter nom/acc sg)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (vocative plural)

• क्षन्तव्यम्: should be forgiven
• क्षन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) → क्षन्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (neuter nominative singular; ‘to be forgiven’)

• अस्य: of this (person)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• अथ: then, moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (indeclinable; then/and-now)

• कोपः: anger
• कोपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis ‘indeed/just’)

• विसर्ज्यताम्: let (it) be cast off/abandoned
• विसर्ज्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (imperative, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada; passive-like ‘let it be released’)

Speaker

Māṇḍavya Ṛṣi

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (brāhmaṇas/sages present)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene ascetic (Māṇḍavya) addresses assembled brāhmaṇa-sages, palms open in reassurance, urging forgiveness toward a king; the atmosphere is calm, with a hermitage backdrop and subdued gestures of restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Rājā (king)
• Dwijāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognize suffering as one’s own karma and respond with forgiveness, not anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as a dharma teaching within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes an inner discipline—letting go of anger and practicing forgiveness.