Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्य देवस्य भक्त्या तु यः करोति प्रदक्षिणाम् । विज्ञापयंश्च सततं मन्त्रेणानेन भारत

Transliteration

tasya devasya bhaktyā tu yaḥ karoti pradakṣiṇām | vijñāpayaṃśca satataṃ mantreṇānena bhārata

Translation

Mais, ô Bhārata, quiconque, avec dévotion, accomplit la pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) de ce Seigneur, en présentant sans cesse sa supplication par ce mantra—

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (particle; contrast/emphasis)

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

• करोति: does, performs
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• विज्ञापयन्: informing, declaring
• विज्ञापयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा + णिच् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (Present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी, पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

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

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kala (Temporal manner/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• मन्त्रेण: by (this) mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः (Masculine/Neuter), तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa Śiva-sannidhi (unspecified shrine)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee circles a Śiva-liṅga or sanctum, hands in añjali, lips moving in prayer; attendants hold lamps; the path of circumambulation is emphasized.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhārata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through pradakṣiṇā and heartfelt prayer (mantra-based supplication) is presented as an intimate mode of approaching Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting is implied; the practice applies broadly to Śiva shrines within the Narmadā/Revā sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) of Śiva while repeatedly reciting a specified mantra/prayer.