Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वसेत्स च शिवे लोके ये कुर्वन्ति मनोहरम् । ते वसन्ति शिवे लोके यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्

Transliteration

vasetsa ca śive loke ye kurvanti manoharam | te vasanti śive loke yāvadābhūtasamplavam

Translation

Ceux qui accomplissent des actes de culte agréables demeurent dans le monde de Śiva ; en vérité, ils résident en Śiva-loka jusqu’à la dissolution des êtres créés.

Word by Word

• वसेत्: may dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• शिवे: in Śiva’s
• शिवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• कुर्वन्ति: do, perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• मनोहरम्: a pleasing (act/thing)
• मनोहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• शिवे: in Śiva’s
• शिवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kala/Parimana (Extent/काल-परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb of extent: 'as long as')

• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: the deluge up to the elements (cosmic dissolution)
• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभूत + सम्प्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): 'आभूतानां सम्प्लवः'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at a riverside Śiva shrine offers flowers and water with serene focus; above, a luminous vision of Śiva-loka suggests the promised abode enduring until pralaya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, pleasing devotional service is said to grant enduring proximity to Śiva—symbolized as long residence in Śiva-loka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā) devotional landscape is the backdrop; the verse emphasizes Śiva-loka rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing ‘manohara’—pleasing acts of worship/service—towards Śiva.