Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

विघ्नास्तस्योपजायन्ते यस्तत्र स्थातुमिच्छति । केचित्कुटुम्बात्ततासु व्याग्राः केचित्कृषीषु च

Transliteration

vighnāstasyopajāyante yastatra sthātumicchati | kecitkuṭumbāttatāsu vyāgrāḥ kecitkṛṣīṣu ca

Translation

ผู้ใดปรารถนาจะพำนัก ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมมีอุปสรรคบังเกิดขึ้น บางคนประสบทุกข์จากวงศ์ญาติ บางคนจากฝั่งแม่น้ำดุจพยัคฆ์ และบางคนจากการทำนาและไร่นาของตน

Word by Word

• विघ्नाः: obstacles
• विघ्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपजायन्ते: arise
• उपजायन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• स्थातुम्: to stay/stand
• स्थातुम्: Prayojana/Artha (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• इच्छति: wishes
• इच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• कुटुम्बात्: from the family/household
• कुटुम्बात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तटासु: in/at the banks
• तटासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• व्याघ्राः: tigers
• व्याघ्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• कृषीषु: in the fields/cultivations
• कृषीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (specific sub-tīrtha not named in the verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the Revā’s bank attempts to remain in a sacred riverside hermitage; behind him appear symbolic ‘obstacles’: family members tugging him home, a tiger-like fear at the riverbank, and plough-fields calling him back to labor.

Characters & Entities

• Vighna (obstacles)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly bonds and practical dangers can obstruct spiritual resolve; perseverance is implied for those seeking to dwell at a holy place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion; its sanctity is such that forces (worldly or subtle) create hindrances to prolonged stay.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes impediments rather than prescribing a rite.