Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दुष्कर्मतो विमुक्तः स्यादनुतापी भवेद्यदि । वेदे तीर्थे च देवे च दैवज्ञे चौषधे गुरौ

Transliteration

duṣkarmato vimuktaḥ syādanutāpī bhavedyadi | vede tīrthe ca deve ca daivajñe cauṣadhe gurau

Translation

หากผู้ใดมีความสำนึกผิดอย่างแท้จริง ย่อมพ้นจากกรรมชั่ว—ด้วยการดำรงความเคารพต่อพระเวท ตีรถะ เทวะ ผู้รู้ฤกษ์ยาม (ไทวัญญะ) โอสถ และคุรุ

Word by Word

• दुष्कर्मतः: from evil action
• दुष्कर्मतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative singular; ‘from evil deed’

• विमुक्तः: freed, released
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘freed’

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; ‘may be/should be’

• अनुतापी: repentant
• अनुतापी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुतापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘repentant’

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; ‘should become’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वेदे: in the Veda
• वेदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• तीर्थे: at a sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवे: in/at the deity (temple)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दैवज्ञे: with/in an astrologer
• दैवज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• औषधे: in medicine/remedy
• औषधे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

• गुरौ: with/in the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful pilgrim seated near a river shrine, head bowed; behind, symbolic icons: a Veda manuscript, a deity-linga/archā, a guru figure, a physician with herbs, and an astrologer with pañcāṅga—arranged as a mandala of guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Genuine repentance, joined with reverence for sacred authorities and supports of dharma, dissolves the burden of wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrtha in general is honored as a purifier, within the Revā/Narmadā context of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivate anutāpa (remorse) and uphold श्रद्धा/reverence toward Veda, tīrtha, deity, guru, and allied supports like remedies.