Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये कुले जायेत रूपवान् । कृत्वाभिषेकविधिना हयमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

suvarṇamaṇimuktāḍhye kule jāyeta rūpavān | kṛtvābhiṣekavidhinā hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

يُبعث من جديد في سلالةٍ غنيةٍ بالذهب والجواهر واللآلئ، موفورَ الجمال؛ وبإقامة طقس الاغتسال التقديسي (أبهيشيكا) ينال ثمرةَ قربان الأشفاميدها.

Word by Word

• सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये: in (a family) rich in gold, gems and pearls
• सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + मणि + मुक्ता + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative qualifier)

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• जायेत: would be born
• जायेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)

• अभिषेकविधिना: by the rite of consecration
• अभिषेकविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• हयमेधफलं: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• हयमेधफलं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (abhiṣeka-tīrtha)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performs abhiṣeka-snāna at a luminous river-ford; attendants hold golden vessels; the river glitters like gems, suggesting rebirth into a jewel-rich lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Abhiṣeka
• Aśvamedha (Hayamedha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-abhiṣeka can confer great sacrificial merit, showing Purāṇic emphasis on accessible dharma through pilgrimage and ritual purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha where abhiṣeka is performed; the verse highlights its extraordinary equivalence to major Vedic sacrifice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka-vidhi—performing the prescribed consecratory bathing/ritual at the tīrtha.