Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ततो गुरुतरं यत्नं वसन्तमदनौ नृप । चक्राते ताश्च तन्वङ्ग्यस्तत्क्षोभाय पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

tato gurutaraṃ yatnaṃ vasantamadanau nṛpa | cakrāte tāśca tanvaṅgyastatkṣobhāya punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

پھر، اے بادشاہ، بسنت اور مدن نے اس سے بھی بڑھ کر کوشش کی؛ اور وہ نازک اندام عورتیں بار بار انہیں مضطرب کرنے کے لیے جتن کرتی رہیں۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/काल-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'thereupon/then'

• गुरुतरम्: heavier/greater
• गुरुतरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (तरप्)

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वसन्त: Vasanta (Spring personified)
• वसन्त: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), द्विवचन

• मदनौ: Madana (Cupid)
• मदनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), द्विवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• चक्राते: they made/did
• चक्राते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/Conjunction)

• तन्वङ्ग्यः: slender-limbed women
• तन्वङ्ग्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; 'तन्वङ्गी' = 'slender-limbed (woman)'

• तत्: of him/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'of him/that' (genitive)

• क्षोभाय: for agitation/disturbance
• क्षोभाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); पुनःपुनः = 'again and again'

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king; listener is a king—name not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king) addressed as avani-pati/māhīpāla

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasanta and Madana intensify their assault; a retinue of slender celestial women repeatedly attempt to disturb the steadfast divine presence, with spring motifs (blossoms, bees, breezes) swirling around.

Characters & Entities

• Vasanta
• Madana (Kāma)
• Apsarases/temptresses (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual resolve is tested repeatedly; perseverance and steadiness are essential to protect tapas from distraction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it is part of a broader Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates a test of mind and discipline.