Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

स मृतो ह्यग्निलोके तु क्रीडते सुरपूजितः । एष ते ह्यग्नितीर्थस्य सम्भवः कथितो मया

Transliteration

sa mṛto hyagniloke tu krīḍate surapūjitaḥ | eṣa te hyagnitīrthasya sambhavaḥ kathito mayā

Translation

Wenn er stirbt, weilt er spielend in Agnis Welt, von den Göttern geehrt. So, o König, habe ich dir die Entstehung und Überlieferung von Agnitīrtha dargelegt.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृतः: dead/having died
• मृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle: emphasis/causal)

• अग्निलोके: in Agni’s world
• अग्निलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

• क्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सुरपूजितः: honoured by the gods
• सुरपूजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle) ‘पूजित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Dative-like beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

• अग्नितीर्थस्य: of Agni-tīrtha
• अग्नितीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः)

• सम्भवः: origin/account
• सम्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु) → सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथितः: told/narrated
• कथितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सम्भवः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee’s soul journey is symbolically shown: after death, he reaches Agni-loka—radiant realm of flame and gold—where devas honor him; the narrator’s gesture indicates completion of the tīrtha’s origin story.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Agni-loka
• Agni-tīrtha
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through tīrtha-based dharma can shape one’s post-death destiny, granting honored residence in divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agni-tīrtha, whose sambhava (origin narrative) is being concluded in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse summarizes the fruit (Agni-loka) of the practices previously described at Agni-tīrtha rather than adding a new rite.