Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण उवाच । सङ्गमादर्धक्रोशे सा उद्यानान्ते हि विद्यते । वचनाद्ब्रह्मणस्यैषा न ज्ञाता पार्थिवेन तु

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca | saṅgamādardhakrośe sā udyānānte hi vidyate | vacanādbrahmaṇasyaiṣā na jñātā pārthivena tu

Translation

พราหมณ์กล่าวว่า: “ห่างจากสังฆมะ (จุดบรรจบ) ไปครึ่งโกรศ นางอยู่ที่ชายสวน. ด้วยพระบัญชาของพระพรหม นางจึงมิเป็นที่รู้จักแก่พระราชา”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सङ्गमात्: from the confluence
• सङ्गमात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अर्धक्रोशे: at half a krośa (distance)
• अर्धक्रोशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अर्धः क्रोशः इति (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उद्यानान्ते: at the edge of the garden
• उद्यानान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; उद्यानस्य अन्ते इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• विद्यते: is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वचनात्: due to the word/command
• वचनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणस्य: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• ज्ञाता: known/recognized
• ज्ञाता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (एषा) ज्ञाता

• पार्थिवेन: by the king
• पार्थिवेन: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (informant to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-saṅgama (contextual)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kaṇva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa points out the location: half a krośa from the confluence, at a garden’s edge; an unseen boundary of Brahmā’s injunction keeps the maiden unknown to the king.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Brahmā
• saṅgama (confluence)
• Kaṇva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places hold concealed realities; divine ordinance can veil or reveal beings according to dharma and destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A saṅgama (river confluence) within the Revā-khaṇḍa landscape, with a defined sacred distance-marker (ardha-krośa) indicating a holy zone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse provides sacred topography and a divine restriction (Brahmā’s command).