Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

यत्प्रदत्तमिदं पुण्यं पुराणं वाच्यते द्विजैः । शिवलोके स्थितिस्तस्य पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी

Transliteration

yatpradattamidaṃ puṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ vācyate dvijaiḥ | śivaloke sthitistasya purāṇākṣaravatsarī

Translation

Wenn dieses heilige Purāṇa als Gabe dargebracht und von den Zweimalgeborenen rezitiert wird, erlangt der Geber Aufenthalt in Śivas Welt—so viele Jahre, wie es Silben im Purāṇa gibt.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• प्रदत्तम्: given/donated
• प्रदत्तम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वाच्यते: is to be recited / is recited
• वाच्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• शिवलोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितिः: abiding/stay
• स्थितिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी: lasting (as many) years as the syllables of the Purāṇa
• पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य अक्षराणि, तेषां वत्सरी = वर्ष-परिमाणवती); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्थितेः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from phalaśruti and dāna-related merit statement in Revā-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-carita (gifted Purāṇa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers the Purāṇa; a brāhmaṇa recites from it; above, a vision of Śivaloka—Śiva enthroned with serene attendants—connected by a stream of luminous syllables (akṣaras) rising like sparks.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity connected to sacred learning—supporting recitation and transmission—becomes a direct cause for Śaiva spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse focuses on Śivaloka (Śiva’s realm) as the fruit; the broader frame remains the Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa-dāna (gifting the Purāṇa) and arranging/participating in its recitation by dvijas.