Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम् । स्नात्वा च तेषामसृजा तर्पयिष्यामि ते पतिम्

Transliteration

triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatriyakulānvayām | snātvā ca teṣāmasṛjā tarpayiṣyāmi te patim

Translation

میں اکیس بار زمین کو چھتریوں کے خاندانوں سے پاک کر دوں گا؛ اور ان کے خون سے غسل کر کے، میں تمہارے شوہر کی تسکین کروں گا۔

Word by Word

• त्रिः: three times
• त्रिः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिस् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक — Indeclinable numeral ‘thrice’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; (अत्र समासपूर्वपद) — Numeral adjective ‘seven’

• कृत्वः: times
• कृत्वः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्वस्/कृत्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक — Indeclinable ‘times’ (repetition marker)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम्: devoid of Kshatriya lineages
• निःक्षत्रियकुलान्वयाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + क्षत्रिय + कुल + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — qualifying पृथिवीम्; ‘having the lineage of Kshatriya families removed’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — Absolutive: ‘having bathed’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक — Conjunction

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Plural

• असृजा: with blood
• असृजा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• तर्पयिष्यामि: I will satisfy (offer libations)
• तर्पयिष्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple future, 1st person singular

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Dative (4th), Singular

• पतिम्: husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator quoting Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce vow is proclaimed on the riverbank: the speaker’s eyes blaze, hand raised in oath; the earth-wide scope is symbolized by a map-like horizon, while the river remains calm—an ironic counterpoint.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Kṣatriyas
• Father (Jamadagni implied)
• Pitṛs (ancestors implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text dramatizes the destructive power of wrath when yoked to a vow, while also emphasizing the weight given to filial duty and pitṛ-obligations in Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative trajectory points toward Samantapañcaka, later praised as a meritorious region associated with Paraśurāma’s acts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satiation of ancestors through libations) is referenced, though expressed here in an extreme narrative form.