Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ऋचमेकां जपेत्साम्नः सामवेदफलं लभेत् । यजुर्वेदस्य जपनादृग्वेदस्य तथैव च

Transliteration

ṛcamekāṃ japetsāmnaḥ sāmavedaphalaṃ labhet | yajurvedasya japanādṛgvedasya tathaiva ca

Translation

By chanting even a single ṛc in the manner of the Sāman, one gains the fruit of the Sāmaveda; and by the japa of Yajurvedic formulas, one likewise gains the fruit of the Ṛgveda as well.

Word by Word

• ऋचम्: a ṛc (Rig-verse)
• ऋचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ऋचम्)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साम्नः: of the Sāman (Sāma chant)
• साम्नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सामवेदफलम्: the fruit of the Sāmaveda
• सामवेदफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम-वेद-फल (प्रातिपदिक; साम + वेद + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सामवेदस्य फलम्)

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

• यजुर्वेदस्य: of the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस्-वेद (प्रातिपदिक; यजुस् + वेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यजुर्वेदः)

• जपनात्: from recitation
• जपनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपन्/जपन (प्रातिपदिक; verbal noun from जप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (as cause)

• ऋग्वेदस्य: of the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्-वेद (प्रातिपदिक; ऋक् + वेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small group of pilgrims seated after bathing, chanting with rosaries; one sings a ṛc in melodic sāman style; another recites yajus formulas; subtle visual of sound-waves rising toward the sun.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Ṛgveda
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even minimal but proper sacred recitation can yield vast Vedic merit when done with the right intent and method.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Puṣkariṇī/Sūrya worship context within Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform japa/recitation—chanting even one ṛc as a sāman and engaging in Yajurvedic japa for great Vedic fruits.