Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा भक्त्या त्र्यक्षं प्रपूजयेत् । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā bhaktyā tryakṣaṃ prapūjayet | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ

Translation

Wer in jenem Tīrtha badet und in Hingabe Tryakṣa, den dreiäugigen Śiva, verehrt, erlangt Verdienst, das der Frucht des Agniṣṭoma-Opfers gleichkommt.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) ‘having bathed’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्र्यक्षम्: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्र्यक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रीणि अक्षीणि यस्य सः/त्रि-अक्षः (रूढि-नाम; कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः—प्र

• अग्निष्टोमस्य: of the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)
• अग्निष्टोमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—अग्नि + स्तोम (रूढि-यज्ञनाम; तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः—प्र

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

Speaker

Narrator (tīrtha-māhātmya instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha, then worships three-eyed Śiva with bilva leaves and water; a subtle yajña-fire motif appears to signify Agniṣṭoma equivalence.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha
• Tryakṣa (Śiva)
• snāna
• pūjā
• Agniṣṭoma-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tīrtha-snān and Śiva-pūjā can bestow merits comparable to great Vedic sacrifices, making dharma accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“That tīrtha” within Revā Khaṇḍa (a Narmadā-region ford described in the chapter), praised for sacrifice-equivalent merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at the tīrtha followed by devoted pūjā of Tryakṣa (Śiva).