Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रसमोपेतः सर्वव्याधिविवर्जितः । जीवेद्वर्षशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मतीर्थप्रभावतः

Transliteration

putrapautrasamopetaḥ sarvavyādhivivarjitaḥ | jīvedvarṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ brahmatīrthaprabhāvataḥ

Translation

Pourvu de fils et de petits-fils, exempt de toute maladie, il vit cent années pleines et davantage, par la puissance de Brahmatīrtha.

Word by Word

• putra-pautra-samopetaḥ: accompanied by sons and grandsons
• putra-pautra-samopetaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra + pautra + samupeta (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समुपेत (उप√इ + क्त) कृदन्त; तत्पुरुष-समासः (putraiḥ pautraiś ca samupetaḥ = accompanied by sons and grandsons)

• sarvavyādhi-vivarjitaḥ: free from all diseases
• sarvavyādhi-vivarjitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + vyādhi + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विवर्जित (वि√वृज्/वर्ज् + क्त) कृदन्त; तत्पुरुषः (sarvavyādhibhiḥ vivarjitaḥ = free from all diseases)

• jīvet: may live/would live
• jīvet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• varṣaśatam: a hundred years
• varṣaśatam: Karma (Object of duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + śata (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (varṣāṇāṃ śatam)

• sāgram: with an excess (a little more)
• sāgram: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to varṣaśatam)

• brahmatīrtha-prabhāvataḥ: due to the power of Brahma-tīrtha
• brahmatīrtha-prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmatīrtha + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmatīrthasya prabhāvaḥ)

Speaker

Not explicit in this verse (continuation of Revākhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmatīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim family at Brahmatīrtha: elders healthy, children and grandchildren gathered; the central figure stands robust, with a subtle protective aura from the river; medicinal herbs and auspicious symbols (kalasha, bilva) appear near the ghat.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are described as dharma-energized landscapes whose grace supports health, longevity, and family continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmatīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Adhyāya 129).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse does not specify the act, but within tīrtha-māhātmya context the implied practice is tīrtha-sevā such as darśana and snāna.