Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

पूजाकाले च देवानां श्रद्धया पुरतः पठन् । प्रीणयेत्सर्वदेवांश्च पुनाति सकलं कुलम्

Transliteration

pūjākāle ca devānāṃ śraddhayā purataḥ paṭhan | prīṇayetsarvadevāṃśca punāti sakalaṃ kulam

Translation

Und zur Zeit der Verehrung der Götter: Wer es in ihrem Beisein voll Glauben rezitiert, erfreut alle Devas und reinigt das ganze Geschlecht.

Word by Word

• पूजा-काले: at the time of worship
• पूजा-काले: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूजायाः काले (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Means/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• पठन्: reciting
• पठन्: Karta (Agent, concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु) → पठत् (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पठन्’ = while reciting

• प्रीणयेत्: should please/satisfy
• प्रीणयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्री (धातु) caus. प्रीणय (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative

• सर्व-देवान्: all the gods
• सर्व-देवान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वे देवाः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कुलम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthāvalī-paṭhana during deva-pūjā

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worship scene: lamps, flowers, incense before multiple deities (or a single deity representing all); the devotee recites from a manuscript; subtle radiance spreads outward to family members behind, symbolizing kula purification.

Characters & Entities

• Sarva-devāḥ (All Deities)
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled recitation during worship is itself a potent offering that pleases the gods and sanctifies one’s family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā tīrtha-tradition is being upheld through the recitation of its tīrthāvali.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During deva-pūjā, recite the tīrthāvali with śraddhā in the presence of the deities.