Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

देवस्य पूजनार्थं तु शूलभेदस्य यत्नतः । विक्रयो भविता तत्र धर्मशीलो जनो यतः

Transliteration

devasya pūjanārthaṃ tu śūlabhedasya yatnataḥ | vikrayo bhavitā tatra dharmaśīlo jano yataḥ

Translation

Dort werden sie gewiss guten Absatz finden, denn Menschen von rechtschaffenem Wandel kommen mit Mühe nach Śūlabheda, um die Gottheit zu verehren.

Word by Word

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजनार्थम्: for worship
• पूजनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• शूलभेदस्य: of Śūlabheda (place/name)
• शूलभेदस्य: Adhikarana/Sambandha (contextual genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• यत्नतः: with effort
• यत्नतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), अर्थः—प्रयत्नेन (with effort)

• विक्रयः: sale/transaction
• विक्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भविता: will occur/will be
• भविता: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• धर्मशीलः: virtuous/righteous-natured
• धर्मशीलः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• जनः: a person/people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (causal conjunction)

Speaker

Śabarī (continuing advice within the narrated account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling riverside tīrtha-market near Śūlabheda: dhārmika pilgrims arriving with intent for devapūjā; stalls of flowers and fruits; a Śiva-emblematic presence suggested by the name ‘Śūlabheda’.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda
• deity worship (pūjā)
• dharmic pilgrims

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha draws the dharmic community for worship, and even ordinary trade becomes sanctified when linked to pūjā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda-tīrtha, presented as a destination where devotees gather for deity worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of the deity at Śūlabheda is implied as the central religious activity.