Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

अहमेकोऽवतीर्यैतान्हनिष्यामि भुवो भरान् । स्वधर्मशपथा वो वै संति चेज्जन्म प्राप्स्यथ

Transliteration

ahameko'vatīryaitānhaniṣyāmi bhuvo bharān | svadharmaśapathā vo vai saṃti cejjanma prāpsyatha

Translation

Chỉ một mình Ta sẽ giáng thế và diệt trừ những gánh nặng đang đè lên địa cầu. Nếu các lời thệ nguyện theo chính pháp (dharma) của các ngươi vẫn còn vững bền, thì các ngươi quả thật sẽ được thọ sinh nơi cõi người.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ekaḥ: alone, single
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'aham')

• avatīrya: having descended
• avatīrya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-√tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having descended'

• etān: these
• etān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• haniṣyāmi: I will slay
• haniṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhuvaḥ: of the earth/world
• bhuvaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvan / bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (epic genitive form)

• bharān: burdens
• bharān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• svadharma-śapathāḥ: oaths by your own duty
• svadharma-śapathāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + dharma + śapatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'svadharmasya śapathāḥ' (oaths by one's own dharma)

• vaḥ: of you, your
• vaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदik-सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन (enclitic)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• santi: are, exist
• santi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional particle): 'if'

• janma: birth
• janma: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• prāpsyatha: you will obtain
• prāpsyatha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unclear from snippet (dialogue within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; speaker appears to be a deity/leader making a vow of descent)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heroic figure declares: ‘I alone will descend’; his posture is martial and protective; behind him, celestial beings listen as if receiving a call to incarnate based on their dharma-oaths.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-bound resolve: divine action is portrayed as purposeful descent to remove the earth’s burden, aligned with vows and duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on avatāra and the removal of bhū-bhāra (earth’s burden).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it speaks of vows (śapatha) and dharma rather than a ritual practice.