Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

उक्ततीर्थफलात्पार्थ नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

uktatīrthaphalātpārtha nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Hỡi Pārtha, về quả báo của tīrtha đã được nói rõ, nơi đây không cần bàn luận thêm nữa.

Word by Word

• ukta-tīrtha-phalāt: from the aforesaid tīrtha-fruit (result)
• ukta-tīrtha-phalāt: Apadana (Source/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac, क्त) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (uktasya tīrthaphalasya = of the said tīrtha-fruit); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (ablative singular)

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/Topic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कार्य (gerundive: 'to be done'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular; agreeing with vicāraṇā)

• vicāraṇā: consideration/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक; √car + vi, भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira) [contextual deduction across Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue]

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-sage addresses Pārtha with a raised hand in assurance, while pilgrims continue their rites in the background—signaling the end of the instruction and the certainty of the promised fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-vidhi is presented as authoritative: once the merit has been declared, it is to be accepted with faith rather than skepticism.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; it seals the preceding teaching on tīrtha-fruits within the Revā Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; it functions as a doctrinal closure affirming the stated tīrtha-phala.