Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पद्मसंख्या शिवे लोके मोदते कालमीप्सितम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र यत्किंचिद्दीयते नृप

Transliteration

padmasaṃkhyā śive loke modate kālamīpsitam | tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra yatkiṃciddīyate nṛpa

Translation

In Śivas Welt erfreut er sich der ersehnten Zeitspanne, gezählt wie Lotosblüten. Und, o König der Könige, was immer—irgendetwas—an jenem Tīrtha gegeben wird, o Herrscher,

Word by Word

• padma-saṃkhyāḥ: (those) numbering like lotuses; innumerable
• padma-saṃkhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘पद्मसंख्य’ = पद्मानां संख्या यस्य/येषाम्

• śive: in Śiva’s (auspicious)
• śive: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• loke: world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kālam: time
• kālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• īpsitam: desired, wished-for
• īpsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp/īps (धातु) + ita (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-भाव), विशेषण—‘इष्ट/अभीष्ट’

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चय-व्यतिरेकसूचक

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः’

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• kiṃcit: anything (at all)
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम

• dīyate: is given
• dīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as rājendra/nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king addressed as ‘rājendra’ offers gifts at a riverine tīrtha; above, a luminous vision of Śiva-loka where the donor rejoices for an immeasurable ‘lotus-counted’ time.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained at a great tīrtha is magnified; even small gifts offered there lead to profound, lasting spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā/Narmadā tīrtha under discussion in Adhyāya 174 of Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) at the tīrtha—emphasizing that any gift offered there becomes highly fruitful.