Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्रुवन्ति स्वर्गगमनमपि पापान्वितस्य च । यत्र तत्र गतस्यैव भवेत्पञ्चवराहकी

Transliteration

bruvanti svargagamanamapi pāpānvitasya ca | yatra tatra gatasyaiva bhavetpañcavarāhakī

Translation

Man sagt, selbst ein von Sünden Befleckter erlange den Gang zum Himmel; und wer dorthin gelangt ist—woher er auch gekommen sei—bei dem erwächst gewiss das Verdienst des Pañca-Varāha (Tīrtha/Ritus).

Word by Word

• ब्रुवन्ति: they say
• ब्रुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 3rd person plural

• स्वर्गगमनम्: going to heaven
• स्वर्गगमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; particle (also/even)

• पापान्वितस्य: of one endowed with sin
• पापान्वितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + अन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular; (जनस्य) विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; relative adverb

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; correlative adverb

• गतस्य: of one who has gone
• गतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle; Genitive singular; (जनस्य) विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात; emphatic particle

• भवेत्: would be, may occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञा), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person singular

• पञ्चवराहकी: (the) Pañcavarāhakī (name of a sacred rite/place)
• पञ्चवराहकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + वराह + की (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from adhyāya context)

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Pañca-Varāha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as universally redemptive—capable of uplifting even those burdened by sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pañca-Varāha sacred locale within the Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified here; the emphasis is on the transformative merit accrued by going to the Pañca-Varāha place.