Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्तत्राथ र्वणान्मंत्राञ्जपेच्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । तेषामर्थोद्भवं कृत्स्नं फलं प्राप्नोति स ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

yastatrātha rvaṇānmaṃtrāñjapecchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | teṣāmarthodbhavaṃ kṛtsnaṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti sa dhruvam

Translation

مَن كان مملوءًا بالإيمان وتلا هناك مَنترات تقليد الأتهرفا، نال يقينًا الثمرة الكاملة الناشئة من معناها المقصود وقوتها الروحية.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अनन्तरार्थक (then/and)

• अथर्वणात्: from the Atharvan (Atharva-veda tradition)
• अथर्वणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वण् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्त्रान्: mantras
• मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रद्धा-समन्वितः: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धा-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु; समन्वित कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• तेषाम्: of those (mantras)
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अर्थ-उद्भवम्: arising from their meaning/purpose
• अर्थ-उद्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्स्नम्: entire, complete
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: certainly)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara-pīṭha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvāijāḥ/Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-yogin seated near the Citreśvara shrine, counting a rudrākṣa mālā, with a palm-leaf Atharvaṇa text nearby; subtle radiance emanates from the sanctum as the mantra ‘takes effect’.

Characters & Entities

• Atharvaveda
• Mantra
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra yields its full fruit when practiced with śraddhā, and sacred places are depicted as enabling the mantra’s complete efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pīṭha under praise in Adhyāya 36; the verse connects the site with heightened success in Atharva-mantra japa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (repetitive recitation) of Atharvaṇic mantras, performed with faith (śraddhā).