Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 155

Devanagari script

ऋचा ऋग्वेदजं पुण्यं साम्ना सामफलं लभेत् । यजुर्वेदस्य यजुषा गायत्र्या सर्वमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

ṛcā ṛgvedajaṃ puṇyaṃ sāmnā sāmaphalaṃ labhet | yajurvedasya yajuṣā gāyatryā sarvamāpnuyāt

Translation

Durch eine Ṛgveda-Strophe erlangt man das heilige Verdienst aus dem Ṛgveda; durch ein Sāman erhält man die Frucht des Sāmaveda; durch ein Yajus die Frucht des Yajurveda; doch durch die Gāyatrī kann man all dies erlangen.

Word by Word

• ऋचा: by a ṛc (Rig-verse)
• ऋचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ऋग्वेदजम्: born of the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋग्वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘ऋग्वेदात् जातम्/ऋग्वेदस्य जातम्’; विशेषणम् (पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit/holy fruit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• साम्ना: by a sāman (Sāma chant)
• साम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सामफलम्: the fruit of the Sāma
• सामफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (साम्नः फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain/should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यजुर्वेदस्य: of the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• यजुषा: by a yajus (Yajur formula)
• यजुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• गायत्र्या: by the Gāyatrī
• गायत्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything/all (results)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would attain/should attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa / Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (mantra-sādhana context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King/pilgrim audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seated reciter on a riverbank chants from a palm-leaf manuscript; three luminous streams rise symbolizing Ṛg/Sāma/Yajus fruits, while a central radiant sun-disc symbolizes Gāyatrī encompassing all; disciples listen in silence.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound (mantra) carries specific Vedic merit, and Gāyatrī is extolled as a comprehensive purifier and fulfiller.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā sacred geography, where japa and rites are said to yield heightened spiritual results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/japa of Vedic forms—ṛc, sāman, yajus—and especially the Gāyatrī mantra for complete attainment.