Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

अनुव्रजेत गच्छन्तं सर्वं तस्य गृहं नयेत् । एवं कृते महीपाल सरित्स्यात्सुखवाहिनी

Transliteration

anuvrajeta gacchantaṃ sarvaṃ tasya gṛhaṃ nayet | evaṃ kṛte mahīpāla saritsyātsukhavāhinī

Translation

جو روانہ ہو رہا ہو، اس کے ساتھ ساتھ چلنا چاہیے اور تمام (عطیہ کی چیزیں) اس کے گھر پہنچا دینی چاہئیں۔ یوں کرنے سے، اے بادشاہ، ندی آسانی کی حامل بن جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• अनुव्रजेत: should follow
• अनुव्रजेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/विधान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — Optative, 3rd person singular

• गच्छन्तम्: the one who is going
• गच्छन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + गच्छत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• नयेत्: should lead/take
• नयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — Optative, 3rd person singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — Adverb of manner

• कृते: when (this is) done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Locative singular; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘कृते’ = “when done”

• महीपाल: O king (protector of earth)
• महीपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Vocative singular; तत्पुरुष (महीम् पालयति)

• सरित्: the river
• सरित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• स्यात्: would become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — Optative, 3rd person singular

• सुखवाहिनी: bringing happiness/pleasant-flowing
• सुखवाहिनी: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष (सुखं वहति)

Speaker

Narratorial/ritual-instruction voice addressing a king (mahīpāla)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) framed through Vaitaraṇī-crossing symbolism

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor respectfully walking behind the recipient leading the cow and gift-articles toward the recipient’s home; the river in the background appears calm and bright, symbolizing easy passage.

Characters & Entities

• Mahīpāla (king)
• Vaitaraṇī (implied river-crossing motif)
• Brāhmaṇa (implied recipient)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completing charity with proper follow-through and respect perfects the merit and transforms peril into ease.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting remains the broader sacred-geography frame; this verse emphasizes the ‘river-crossing’ merit motif.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Accompany the recipient and ensure the donated items reach his home; the rite is considered complete by this respectful conduct.