Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यति पिङ्गेशं तस्य वासस्त्रिविष्टपे । भविष्यति सुरैरुक्तं शृणोति सकलं जगत्

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyati piṅgeśaṃ tasya vāsastriviṣṭape | bhaviṣyati surairuktaṃ śṛṇoti sakalaṃ jagat

Translation

Und er wird Piṅgeśa verehren; für ihn wird es eine Wohnstatt in Triviṣṭapa (dem Himmel) geben. So von den Göttern gesprochen, vernimmt es die ganze Welt.

Word by Word

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• पिङ्गेशम्: Piṅgeśa (the tawny/bright Lord)
• पिङ्गेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्ग + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (पिङ्गः ईशः)

• तस्य: of him/that (of that one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• वासः: dwelling, residence
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• त्रिविष्टपे: in heaven / in the three-world realm
• त्रिविष्टपे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः—द्विगु (त्रयः विष्टपाः) = ‘three worlds/heaven’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Devas (proclamation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṅgeśa (Śiva) in Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a riverside Śiva shrine: the devotee, still in simple wet cloth, offers Narmadā water to a golden-hued (piṅga) liṅga; above, gods in the sky proclaim the fruit, and the scene feels like a public cosmic announcement.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgeśa (Piṅgaleśvara)
• Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship joined with tīrtha-observance and charity yields exalted spiritual reward, described as heavenly residence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piṅgeśa/Piṅgaleśvara connected with the Devakhāta tīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After the tīrtha observances, worship Piṅgeśa; the stated fruit is residence in Triviṣṭapa.