Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

स्नाप्यमानं शिवं भक्त्या वीक्षते यो विमत्सरः । तस्य वासः शिवोपान्ते शक्रलोके न संशयः

Transliteration

snāpyamānaṃ śivaṃ bhaktyā vīkṣate yo vimatsaraḥ | tasya vāsaḥ śivopānte śakraloke na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Wer, frei von Neid, in Hingabe Śiva schaut, während Er gebadet wird (abhiṣeka), für den gibt es Wohnstatt nahe bei Śiva, ja in der Welt Śakras; daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• स्नाप्यमानम्: being bathed
• स्नाप्यमानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘being bathed’ (qualifying ‘शिवम्’)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental (manner)

• वीक्षते: beholds
• वीक्षते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — sees/beholds

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

• विमत्सरः: free from envy
• विमत्सरः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — adjective qualifying ‘यः’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शिवोपान्ते: near Śiva
• शिवोपान्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-उपान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य उपान्ते (near Śiva)

• शक्रलोके: in Indra’s world
• शक्रलोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—शक्रस्य लोकः (Indra’s world)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa (to a Pāṇḍava, i.e., Arjuna/Partha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-abhiṣeka-darśana (Revā-khaṇḍa context)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees stand with folded hands watching the abhiṣeka; one figure is highlighted with a calm, non-envious gaze; above, a subtle vision of Śiva’s abode and Indra’s heaven indicates promised realms.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even witnessing worship, when done with devotion and without envy, yields powerful spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Revā-kṣetra praise, where Śiva worship connected to the Narmadā region is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional darśana of Śiva during abhiṣeka, emphasizing inner purity (freedom from jealousy).