Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

वातेश्वरे नरः स्नात्वा सम्पूज्य च महेश्वरम् । जायते कृतकृत्योऽसौ लोकपालानवेक्षयन्

Transliteration

vāteśvare naraḥ snātvā sampūjya ca maheśvaram | jāyate kṛtakṛtyo'sau lokapālānavekṣayan

Translation

Celui qui se baigne à Vāteśvara et rend un culte complet à Maheśvara devient un être dont la vie est accomplie, contemplant les Lokapālas, gardiens des mondes.

Word by Word

• वातेश्वरे: at Vāteśvara (Lord of wind)
• वातेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वातस्य ईश्वरः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृतं कृत्यं येन / कृतकृत्यः = fulfilled)

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकपालान्: the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः)

• अवेक्षयन्: beholding/looking at
• अवेक्षयन्: Kriya-viseshana (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'असौ' इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate context of Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāteśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wind-swept riverside shrine of Vāteśvara; after worship, the devotee stands radiant while the eight Lokapālas (Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, Īśāna) appear in the directions, acknowledging the pilgrim.

Characters & Entities

• Vāteśvara
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Lokapāla (Dikpāla)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completeness in dharma arises through tīrtha-snān and wholehearted Śiva-pūjā, culminating in divine recognition and vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vāteśvara tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Vāteśvara and thorough worship (sampūjā) of Maheśvara.