Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्य यत्फलमुद्दिष्टं पारम्पर्येण मानवैः । सकाशाद्देवदेवस्य तच्छृणुष्व समाधिना

Transliteration

tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṃ pāramparyeṇa mānavaiḥ | sakāśāddevadevasya tacchṛṇuṣva samādhinā

Translation

Höre mit gesammelter, versenkter Aufmerksamkeit die Frucht dieser Übung, wie sie in menschlicher Überlieferung weitergegeben wurde—eine Frucht, empfangen aus der unmittelbaren Gegenwart des Gottes der Götter.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• उद्दिष्टम्: has been stated
• उद्दिष्टम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• पारम्पर्येण: by tradition, in succession
• पारम्पर्येण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारम्पर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• मानवैः: by men
• मानवैः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• सकाशात्: from (the presence of), from near
• सकाशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययम् (ablatival indeclinable: 'from the presence of/near')

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'देवानां देवः' (god of gods)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), आत्मनेपदम् (Ātmanepada)

• समाधिना: with concentration
• समाधिना: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator gestures while a listener sits in attentive posture; behind them, a Śiva shrine suggests that the teaching is anchored in Devadeva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Deva-deva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching emphasizes attentive listening (śravaṇa) and faithful reception of tradition regarding dharmic practices and their fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa framework is the setting; the verse functions as a transition into the stated results rather than naming a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A call to listen in samādhi to the phala (result) of the previously described pradakṣiṇā/mantra practice.