Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

धर्मराजकृतां पापां न स पश्यति यातनाम् । पञ्चरात्रविधानेन श्रीपतिं योऽर्चयिष्यति

Transliteration

dharmarājakṛtāṃ pāpāṃ na sa paśyati yātanām | pañcarātravidhānena śrīpatiṃ yo'rcayiṣyati

Translation

Die Qualen, die Dharmarāja für Sünden bestimmt, erblickt nicht, wer Śrīpati gemäß den Vorschriften des Pañcarātra verehrt.

Word by Word

• धर्मराज: of Yama (Dharma-king)
• धर्मराज: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (धर्मः च असौ राजा)

• कृताम्: done/made (by)
• कृताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पापाम्: sins
• पापाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यातनाम्: torment/punishment
• यातनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पञ्चरात्र: of the Pañcarātra (five-night tradition)
• पञ्चरात्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चरात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (पञ्च + रात्र)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed method/rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• श्रीपतिम्: Śrīpati (Lord of Lakṣmī)
• श्रीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः पतिः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• अर्चयिष्यति: will worship
• अर्चयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs orderly Pañcarātra arcana to Śrīpati; in the background, the grim court of Dharmarāja fades, its torments rendered powerless by devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yama)
• Śrīpati (Viṣṇu)
• Pañcarātra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripturally guided devotion to Śrīpati is portrayed as a powerful purifier that neutralizes karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-centered sacred setting; the chapter later specifies Devatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Śrīpati following Pañcarātra-vidhi (a formal Vaiṣṇava ritual procedure).