Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

करिष्यामि व्रतान्याशु पुराणविहितानि च । आत्मानं शोषयिष्यामि तोषयिष्ये जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

kariṣyāmi vratānyāśu purāṇavihitāni ca | ātmānaṃ śoṣayiṣyāmi toṣayiṣye janārdanam

Translation

“ข้าพเจ้าจะรีบปฏิบัติวรตะทั้งหลายตามที่ปุราณะบัญญัติไว้ และจะขัดเกลาตนด้วยตบะ เพื่อยังพระชนารทนะ (พระวิษณุ) ให้ทรงพอพระทัย”

Word by Word

• kariṣyāmi: I shall do/perform
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• vratāni: vows/observances
• vratāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शीघ्रार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• purāṇa: Purāṇa/scripture
• purāṇa: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• vihitāni: prescribed/ordained
• vihitāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘vihita’; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘vratāni’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• ātmānam: myself/body
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• śoṣayiṣyāmi: I shall emaciate/dry (myself)
• śoṣayiṣyāmi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Causative Future; णिच्), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• toṣayiṣye: I shall please
• toṣayiṣye: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Causative Future; णिच्), आत्मनेपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Bhānumatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhānumatī, now plainly dressed, stands before a small household shrine, hands joined, declaring vows; a subtle vision of Janārdana (four-armed Viṣṇu) may appear in the background as devotional focus.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānumatī
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes vows and disciplined living as a path to divine grace and inner steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the emphasis is on vrata and devotion within the Revā Khaṇḍa milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of Purāṇa-prescribed vratas and tapas (austerity) aimed at pleasing Janārdana.