Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

बद्ध्वा तं गलपाशेन ह्यासीनं मित्रघातिनम् । अवधारय देवेश बुध्यस्व यदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

baddhvā taṃ galapāśena hyāsīnaṃ mitraghātinam | avadhāraya deveśa budhyasva yadanantaram

Translation

หลังจากมัดคนทรยศต่อมิตรผู้นั้นด้วยบ่วงที่คอและจับให้นั่งลง (พวกเขากล่าวว่า) 'ข้าแต่เทวราช โปรดทรงพิจารณาและรับทราบสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นต่อไปเถิด'

Word by Word

• बद्ध्वा: having bound
• बद्ध्वा: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गलपाशेन: with a noose for the neck
• गलपाशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गलस्य पाशः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त; आस् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (तम्)

• मित्रघातिनम्: a slayer of a friend
• मित्रघातिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मित्रस्य घातिन्)

• अवधारय: consider, note
• अवधारय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• बुध्यस्व: understand, be aware
• बुध्यस्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अनन्तरम्: next, subsequent
• अनन्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (यत्)

Speaker

Yamakiṅkaras (Yama’s attendants) addressing Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Mahātmya context (implicit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yamadūtas bind a ‘friend-slayer’ with a throat-noose and force him to sit before the court, announcing the case to the Lord of restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamakiṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Betraying and harming a trusting friend is a severe adharma that brings strict accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised; the verse focuses on moral transgression (mitra-ghāta) and its judgment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the teaching is ethical—protect trust and avoid betrayal.