Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सर्वव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वलोकेषु पूजितः । जीवेद्वर्षशतं साग्रं राजसं सत्सु विश्रुतः

Transliteration

sarvavyādhivinirmuktaḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitaḥ | jīvedvarṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ rājasaṃ satsu viśrutaḥ

Translation

Von jeder Krankheit befreit, in allen Kreisen geehrt, lebt er volle hundert Jahre und mehr—königlich an Glanz und berühmt unter den Guten.

Word by Word

• sarva-vyādhi-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all diseases
• sarva-vyādhi-vinirmuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-nir-√muc (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘सर्वेभ्यः व्याधिभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः’ (masc nom sg; past participle used adjectivally)

• sarva-lokeṣu: in all worlds
• sarva-lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वेषु लोकेषु’ (locative plural)

• pūjitaḥ: honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) भूतकाले; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘honoured/worshipped’ (past participle used adjectivally)

• jīvet: may live
• jīvet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (optative, 3rd sg)

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years
• varṣa-śatam: Kāla-parimāṇa (Duration/कालपरिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘शतं वर्षाणि’ = ‘a hundred years’ (accusative singular; measure)

• sāgram: and more (over and above)
• sāgram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम्; ‘स-अग्र’ = ‘with excess/over and above’ (indeclinable adverbial use)

• rājasam: royal, kingly
• rājasam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter accusative singular; qualifying implied ‘sukham/aiśvaryam’ or life)

• satsu: among the good (people)
• satsu: Adhikaraṇa (Among/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; ‘सत्’ = ‘good people/saints’ (locative plural)

• viśrutaḥ: renowned
• viśrutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śru (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) भूतकाले; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘renowned’ (past participle used adjectivally)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified, healthy noble figure honored by assemblies of good people; physicians and ailments absent; symbols of longevity and prosperity—white parasol, attendants, and gifts to others.

Characters & Entities

• The virtuous (sat)
• Disease (vyādhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma expressed through sacred giving is portrayed as supporting health, social honor, and long life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse concludes the promised fruits connected to the Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha practice described earlier.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it summarizes फल (results) of the earlier snāna and svarṇa-dāna.