Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

स एव सुकृती तेन लब्धं जन्मतरोः फलम् । चित्ते वचसि काये च यस्य देवो जनार्दनः

Transliteration

sa eva sukṛtī tena labdhaṃ janmataroḥ phalam | citte vacasi kāye ca yasya devo janārdanaḥ

Translation

Er allein ist wahrhaft verdienstvoll; in ihm wird die Frucht des Baumes der menschlichen Geburt erlangt: der, dessen Geist, Wort und Leib dem göttlichen Herrn Janārdana geweiht sind.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed; alone
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• सुकृती: a meritorious person
• सुकृती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukṛtin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by him; through that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लब्धम्: obtained
• लब्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √labh (लभ्, धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेषण

• जन्मतरोः: of the tree of birth (human life)
• जन्मतरोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + taru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जन्मरूपस्य तरोः)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चित्ते: in the mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वचसि: in speech
• वचसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• काये: in the body
• काये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवः: God
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवः इति विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन (apposition)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate chapter context continuing into 150.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a river ghat: mind focused in meditation, lips softly chanting, hands engaged in offering—threefold devotion embodied; a subtle Janārdana presence (chakra/śaṅkha aura) above.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The purpose of life is fulfilled when devotion permeates thought, word, and deed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; it provides a devotional benchmark within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it prescribes integrated devotion (citta-vāk-kāya) to Janārdana.