Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

देवेन रचितं पार्थ क्रीडया सुप्रतिष्ठितम् । देवमार्गमिति ख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । पश्यन् प्रपूजयन् वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

devena racitaṃ pārtha krīḍayā supratiṣṭhitam | devamārgamiti khyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | paśyan prapūjayan vāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

O Pārtha, von der Gottheit geschaffen und im spielerischen Līlā fest gegründet, wurde es als „Devamārga“ bekannt, in allen drei Welten gerühmt. Wer es auch nur erblickt—oder es ehrfürchtig verehrt—wird von allen Sünden befreit.

Word by Word

• devena: by the god (Lord)
• devena: Karana (Agent-in-passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• racitam: made, constructed
• racitam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rac (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रचितम्’ = made/constructed

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• krīḍayā: playfully, as a sport
• krīḍayā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• supratiṣṭhitam: well-established
• supratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prati + sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गपूर्वक भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सुप्रतिष्ठितम्’ = well-established

• devamārgam: Devamārga (the divine path)
• devamārgam: Karta (Subject-complement/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवानां मार्गः / देवस्य मार्गः (the divine path)

• iti: thus, called
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निर्देशक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• khyātam: known as
• khyātam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ख्यातम्’ = renowned/called

• triṣu: in the three
• triṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन; ‘त्रिषु’ = in three

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• viśrutam: widely renowned
• viśrutam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + śru (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विश्रुतम्’ = widely famed

• paśyan: seeing
• paśyan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paś (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (as participial adjunct)

• prapūjayan: worshipping
• prapūjayan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + pūj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (worshipping)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• sarvapāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarvapāpaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वाणि पापानि (with all sins)

• pramucyate: is freed, is released
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/भावे (is released)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing ‘Pārtha’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devamārga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (vocative used) within the narrative frame; king also addressed in adjacent verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celebrated liṅga called Devamārga, said to be crafted by the deity in playful līlā, stands as a famed shrine; pilgrims merely seeing it or worshipping are shown being cleansed of sins.

Characters & Entities

• Devamārga
• liṅga (implied)
• Deva/Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple contact with a true tīrtha—darśana or pūjā—purifies, because the site is established for universal uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devamārga, a renowned sacred locale associated with the established liṅga (Balākeśvara tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing) and pūjā (worship) are explicitly praised as means for sarva-pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sins).