Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अन्यद्वा तत्किमत्राह पुराणे यन्न दृश्यते । वेदाः प्रतिष्ठिताः पूर्वं पुराणे नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

anyadvā tatkimatrāha purāṇe yanna dṛśyate | vedāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ pūrvaṃ purāṇe nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ano pa ang masasabi rito? Ang hindi nakikita sa Purāṇa ay hindi rin tunay na masusumpungan. Ang mga Veda man ay unang naitatag sa Purāṇa—walang pag-aalinlangan dito.

Word by Word

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• āha: said; declares
• āha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect; narrative past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• purāṇe: in the Purāṇa
• purāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• dṛśyate: is seen; appears
• dṛśyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• pratiṣṭhitāḥ: established
• pratiṣṭhitāḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• pūrvam: formerly; first
• pūrvam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/first)

• purāṇe: in the Purāṇa
• purāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• na: no
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (used idiomatically with 'atra': 'no')

• atra: herein
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha tradition (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: the Vedas personified as venerable figures placing their ‘seat’ upon a great Purāṇa manuscript, while sages witness—signifying ‘Vedas established in Purāṇa’.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas function as an all-encompassing dharma-map—especially for pilgrimage and sacred places—presenting Vedic truth in accessible, place-rooted form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse authorizes the Revā Khaṇḍa’s forthcoming sacred-geography as fully legitimate.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a sweeping statement of Purāṇic comprehensiveness and authority.