Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

बीजयोन्यविशुद्धस्तु यथा रुद्रं न विन्दति । तथा लाङ्गलमन्त्रोऽपि न तिष्ठति गतायुषि

Transliteration

bījayonyaviśuddhastu yathā rudraṃ na vindati | tathā lāṅgalamantro'pi na tiṣṭhati gatāyuṣi

Translation

كما أن من كانت بذرتُه ونَسَبُه غيرَ طاهرين لا ينال رُدرا، كذلك مانترا «لانغالا» لا تبقى نافعةً لمن استُنفِد عمرُه، وقد بلغ نهايةَ حياته الروحية.

Word by Word

• बीजयोन्यविशुद्धः: one impure in seed and origin
• बीजयोन्यविशुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + अविशुद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — 'बीज-योनि-अविशुद्ध' = 'impure in seed and womb/origin'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana marker (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative 'as')

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• विन्दति: finds/attains
• विन्दति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Comparison correlative
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्वत् (so/likewise)

• लाङ्गलमन्त्रः: the Lāṅgala-mantra
• लाङ्गलमन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (लाङ्गलस्य मन्त्रः)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• न: does not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• तिष्ठति: stands/abides (is effective)
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गतायुषि: in one whose life-span has departed
• गतायुषि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गत (कृदन्त) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — 'गतं आयुः यस्य' इति (here as locative: 'in/for one whose lifespan is gone')

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha milieu

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative teacher on the riverbank instructs a weary, aged seeker; the mantra’s glow fades around the unprepared, while Rudra’s distant form remains unattained—visualizing conditional efficacy.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Lāṅgala-mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra practice is linked with adhikāra (fitness): purity and preparedness condition spiritual attainment and efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it continues within the Revā/Narmadā-centered discourse of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A caution regarding the Lāṅgala-mantra: it requires proper fitness/purity and does not ‘stand’ (remain effective) under disqualifying conditions.