Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

पूर्वाभ्यासेन रुद्राक्षान्दधाते शुद्धमानसौ । अस्मिञ्जन्मनि तं लोकं शिवं संपूज्य यास्य तः

Transliteration

pūrvābhyāsena rudrākṣāndadhāte śuddhamānasau | asmiñjanmani taṃ lokaṃ śivaṃ saṃpūjya yāsya taḥ

Translation

By the force of former practice they wear rudrākṣas, their minds purified. In this very birth, worshipping Śiva fully, they will go to that divine world.

Word by Word

• पूर्व: former
• पूर्व: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• अभ्यासेन: by prior practice
• अभ्यासेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; समासः—पूर्व-अभ्यास ("by former practice")

• रुद्राक्षान्: rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• दधाते: they wear
• दधाते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—"wear/put on/hold"

• शुद्ध: pure
• शुद्ध: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• मानसौ: pure-minded (two)
• मानसौ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचन; समासः—शुद्ध-मानस ("pure-minded") विशेषणम् (of the two boys)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• जन्मनि: birth, life
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva's; auspicious
• शिवम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying लोकम्)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Gerundial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—"having worshipped"

• यास्यतः: they will go
• यास्यतः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—"will go"

Speaker

Parāśara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-loka (Śiva’s realm)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two rudrākṣa-wearing youths perform complete Śiva worship before a liṅga; above, a radiant Śiva-loka vision appears, indicating their destined ascent in this very life.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• rudrākṣa
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Past saṃskāras incline one toward Śaiva practice; rudrākṣa and sincere Śiva-worship purify the mind and lead to higher attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographic tīrtha is mentioned; the “world” referenced is Śiva’s realm (Śiva-loka) attained through worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa (wearing rudrākṣa) and Śiva-saṃpūjā (complete worship of Śiva) are indicated.