Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

निश्चयं परमं कृत्वा स्थिता शान्तेन चेतसा । ततः सम्पूज्य विधिवत्पितॄन्देवान्नराधिप

Transliteration

niścayaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā sthitā śāntena cetasā | tataḥ sampūjya vidhivatpitṝndevānnarādhipa

Translation

پختہ عزم باندھ کر وہ سکونِ دل کے ساتھ قائم رہی۔ پھر، اے انسانوں کے حاکم، اُس نے طریقۂ شریعت کے مطابق پِتروں اور دیوتاؤں کی پوجا کی۔

Word by Word

• निश्चयम्: determination
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme, highest
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभाव; 'having made'

• स्थिता: remained
• स्थिता: Kriya (State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'stood/remained'

• शान्तेन: calm
• शान्तेन: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (here with चेतसा), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर (thereafter)

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभाव; 'having duly worshipped'

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अधिपः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed Kuṇḍa (Revākhaṇḍa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Uttānapāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhānumatī stands composed, then performs orderly offerings—water libations for Pitṛs and flower-lamp worship for Devas—beside the sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• narādhipa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True religious action begins with saṅkalpa (firm resolve) and śānta-citta (peaceful mind), followed by honoring both ancestors and gods in the right order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā-region tīrthas) context emphasizes that tīrtha merit is strengthened by pitṛ and deva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat sampūjā of Pitṛs and Devas—prescribed worship/offerings (commonly including śrāddha/tarpaṇa for Pitṛs and pūjā for Devas).