Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

स्वर्गश्च नरकश्चैव इत्येवं वैदिकी श्रुतिः

Transliteration

svargaśca narakaścaiva ityevaṃ vaidikī śrutiḥ

Translation

“Thiên giới và địa ngục”—quả thật, Thánh khải Veda (śruti) tuyên thuyết như vậy.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गः: heaven
• स्वर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• नरकः: hell
• नरकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/in this way')

• वैदिकी: Vedic
• वैदिकी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रुतिः: scriptural tradition; śruti
• श्रुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (contextual continuation of his statement)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage gestures toward a palm-leaf Vedic text, affirming 'svarga and naraka' as śruti; the disciple listens soberly, sensing ethical gravity.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Naraka
• Vedic Śruti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It grounds the tīrtha-discussion in śruti-based moral causality: actions and dharma lead to distinct outcomes (svarga/naraka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named in this line; it serves as a doctrinal bridge before the Kāverī-saṅgama merits are explained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a scriptural assertion about karmic destinations.