Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्राह प्राप्तो मया भर्ता शङ्करस्तपसा किल । प्रजापतिश्च गायत्र्या ह्यन्याभिरभिवाञ्छिताः

Transliteration

prāha prāpto mayā bhartā śaṅkarastapasā kila | prajāpatiśca gāyatryā hyanyābhirabhivāñchitāḥ

Translation

اس نے کہا: “یقیناً میں نے تپسیا کے ذریعے شنکر کو شوہر کے طور پر پایا؛ اور گایتری کے جپ سے پرجاپتی حاصل ہوتا ہے—اسی طرح دیگر مطلوب مقاصد بھی دیگر سادھناؤں سے حاصل ہوتے ہیں۔”

Word by Word

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्राप्तः: attained/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• भर्ता: husband/lord
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; कथन-प्रमाण/श्रुत्यर्थे

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गायत्र्या: by (means of) the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थे/निश्चयार्थे

• अन्याभिः: by other (mantras/means)
• अन्याभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अभिवाञ्छिताः: desired/sought after
• अभिवाञ्छिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + वाञ्छ् (धातु) → अभिवाञ्छित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Satī (as quoted within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: An addressed lady of vows (implied interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: a revered female speaker explains that Śaṅkara was attained through tapas and Prajāpati through Gāyatrī; the setting suggests an āśrama-like calm with ritual implements and a riverine/pilgrimage ambience in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Śaṅkara
• Prajāpati
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different aims are fulfilled through appropriate sādhana; tapas and mantra are affirmed as effective, tradition-rooted means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is endorsed, and Gāyatrī (mantra/observance) is cited as a means connected with attaining Prajāpati.