Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

पुनर्जन्म पुनः स्वर्गे पुनर्घोरे च रौरवे । ये पुनर्देवमीशानं भवं भक्तिसुसंस्थिताः

Transliteration

punarjanma punaḥ svarge punarghore ca raurave | ye punardevamīśānaṃ bhavaṃ bhaktisusaṃsthitāḥ

Translation

De nouveau la naissance, de nouveau le ciel, et de nouveau l’effroyable Raurava: tel est le retour de ceux qui reviennent sans cesse; mais ceux qui demeurent fermement établis dans la dévotion à Īśāna, le Seigneur Bhava, trouvent la voie suprême.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विषय/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (nominal clause item)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• घोरे: dreadful
• घोरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying raurave)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• रौरवे: in Raurava (hell)
• रौरवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (name of a hell)

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object; apposition with īśānam)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the Lord
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object; name of Śiva)

• भक्तिसुसंस्थिताः: well-established in devotion
• भक्तिसुसंस्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + सु + सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: भक्त्या सुसंस्थिताः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘well-established in devotion’); भूतकृत् (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of ye)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three contrasted panels: (1) rebirth scene, (2) celestial svarga enjoyment fading into descent, (3) terrifying Raurava imagery; beside them a steadfast devotee before an Īśāna/Bhava emblem, ascending a luminous path beyond the wheel.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Raurava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heaven and hell are still within the cycle; steadfast devotion to Śiva (Īśāna/Bhava) is presented as the liberating orientation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Revā/Narmadā region, where Śiva-bhakti is praised as a direct means to transcend saṃsāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is listed in this verse; it contrasts cyclic outcomes with the stability of bhakti.