Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

नीले गिरौ हि यत्पुण्यं तत्समस्तं लभन्ति ते । शूलभेदे तु यः कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पर्वणि पर्वणि

Transliteration

nīle girau hi yatpuṇyaṃ tatsamastaṃ labhanti te | śūlabhede tu yaḥ kuryācchrāddhaṃ parvaṇi parvaṇi

Translation

Welche Verdienste es auch auf dem Nīlagiri (dem Blauen Berg) gibt, all dies erlangen jene vollständig, die am Śūlabheda zu jedem heiligen Mondanlass immer wieder Śrāddha darbringen.

Word by Word

• नीले: in the Nīla (blue/named)
• नीले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘गिरौ’)

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समस्तम्: entire, complete
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘तत्’)

• लभन्ति: obtain
• लभन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• शूलभेदे: at Śūlabheda (place/name)
• शूलभेदे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शूलस्य भेदः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पर्वणि: on a festival/holy day
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पर्वणि: on each and every holy day
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Śūlabheda, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas on kuśa, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated; in the background a symbolic blue mountain (Nīlagiri) appears as a comparative emblem, indicating ‘all that merit’ is obtained here.

Characters & Entities

• Nīlagiri
• Śūlabheda
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular śrāddha at a powerful tīrtha can equal the famed merit of other celebrated holy places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda, within the Reva Khaṇḍa sacred landscape; it is compared favorably to Nīlagiri.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha on each parvan (lunar holy observance day) at Śūlabheda.