Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

ये तप्यंते गतैः पापैः शुचयो देवताव्रताः । इह ते पुत्रपौत्रैश्च मोदंतेऽमुत्र चेह च

Transliteration

ye tapyaṃte gataiḥ pāpaiḥ śucayo devatāvratāḥ | iha te putrapautraiśca modaṃte'mutra ceha ca

Translation

Those who undertake austerity after their sins have been washed away—pure, and steadfast in vows to the deities—rejoice here with sons and grandsons, and they rejoice in the world beyond as well, both there and here.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• तप्यन्ते: are purified/undergo suffering
• तप्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (are afflicted/undergo austerity)

• गतैः: gone/removed
• गतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (gone/past)

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शुचयः: pure
• शुचयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (pure)

• देवता-व्रताः: observers of vows for the deities
• देवता-व्रताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः व्रतम् / देवतासम्बन्धि व्रतम्)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (here/in this world)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: with sons and grandsons
• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (sons and grandsons)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• मोदन्ते: rejoice
• मोदन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (there/in the other world)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (here)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Bāla

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified vow-keeper (śuci, devatā-vrata) performing austerity and worship; in the foreground a happy household with children and grandchildren; in the background a luminous afterlife scene indicating continued joy beyond death.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, repentance, and deity-centered vows lead to well-being in this life and auspicious results after death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named; the verse praises vrata and śauca as universal puranic virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of devatā-vrata (vows dedicated to deities) along with tapas and purity.