Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा विधानेन यस्तु पूजयते शिवम् । अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य रुद्रलोकादसंशयम्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā vidhānena yastu pūjayate śivam | anivartikā gatistasya rudralokādasaṃśayam

Translation

Après s’y être baigné selon le rite prescrit, quiconque vénère Śiva obtient une voie sans retour, atteignant le monde de Rudra, sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having bathed)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनिवर्तिका: non-returning (irreversible)
• अनिवर्तिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + निवर्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'गतिः' इति विशेषणम् (अनिवर्तनीया = non-returning)

• गतिः: destination/attainment
• गतिः: Karta/Phala (Result as subject/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रुद्रलोकात्: from Rudra’s world (i.e., reaching Rudraloka, with no return)
• रुद्रलोकात्: Apadana (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karkaṭeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, a pilgrim bathes in the Narmadā with folded hands, then approaches a riverside Śiva-liṅga shrine to offer bilva leaves and water; above, a subtle celestial vista hints at Rudraloka.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• Narmadā
• Karkaṭeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity and devotion—snāna followed by Śiva-pūjā—are portrayed as leading to the highest post-mortem goal in a Śaiva frame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Narmadā-bank tīrtha of Karkaṭeśvara described in Adhyāya 137.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at the tīrtha according to vidhi (proper procedure) and then worship Śiva.