Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । हुतहोमो जितक्रोधः सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetparameśvaram | hutahomo jitakrodhaḥ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Quiconque se baigne en ce tīrtha puis adore le Seigneur Suprême—offrant des oblations au feu, accomplissant le homa et triomphant de la colère—obtient le fruit du sacrifice Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश-वाचक adverb: 'there')

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/विशेषार्थक particle: 'but/indeed')

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (relative clause sense: 'should worship')

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• huta-homaḥ: one who has performed offerings (homa)
• huta-homaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: huta + homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हुतः होमः यस्य/हुतहोमः) विशेषणवत् (yaḥ/saḥ)

• jita-krodhaḥ: having conquered anger
• jita-krodhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita + krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (जितः क्रोधः येन = anger-conquered) विशेषणम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• aśvamedha-phalam: fruit of the Aśvamedha (sacrifice)
• aśvamedha-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्वमेधस्य फलम्)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrim at a river ford performs snāna, then offers flowers and bilva to a Śiva-liṅga; nearby a small homa-kuṇḍa burns as he offers ghee, his face calm—symbolizing conquered anger.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Homa
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by inner discipline: tīrtha-snānā and Śiva-pūjā bear highest fruit when joined with self-control, especially mastery over anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha at the place of Śaṅkara’s establishment by Bhūmi-putra (Aṅgāraka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, worship (pūjā) of Parameśvara, and performance of huta-homa, with the ethical vow of jita-krodha (conquering anger).