Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

स्त्र्यथ वा पुरुषो वापि सममेतत्फलं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

stryatha vā puruṣo vāpi samametatphalaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Qu’il s’agisse d’une femme ou d’un homme, le même fruit est déclaré pour cette observance.

Word by Word

• strī: woman
• strī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• atha: or
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (particle: or/then)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• puruṣaḥ: man
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• samam: equal; same
• samam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (of phalam)

• etat-phalam: this fruit/result
• etat-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (etat eva phalam)

• smṛtam: is said/considered
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ ‘to remember/consider’)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate continuation in Adhyāya 103)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Manmatheśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women and men stand together in the temple hall, equally offering lamps and participating in vigil, with the deity’s presence centered and impartial.

Characters & Entities

• Strī
• Puruṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual merit from sincere tīrtha-based worship is available equally, regardless of gender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement applies to the Manmatheśvara tīrtha observances described in Adhyāya 102.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It specifies eligibility: women and men alike receive the same fruit for the described worship and charities.