Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ऋग्वेदयजुर्वेदाभ्यां सामवेदेन भारत । जपतो यत्फलं प्रोक्तं गायत्र्या चात्र तत्फलम्

Transliteration

ṛgvedayajurvedābhyāṃ sāmavedena bhārata | japato yatphalaṃ proktaṃ gāyatryā cātra tatphalam

Translation

Ô Bhārata, le fruit proclamé pour celui qui récite le Ṛgveda, le Yajurveda et le Sāmaveda, ici ce même fruit s’obtient aussi par la récitation de la Gāyatrī.

Word by Word

• ऋग्वेदयजुर्वेदाभ्याम्: by the Ṛgveda and the Yajurveda
• ऋग्वेदयजुर्वेदाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग्वेद-यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (dual) — द्वन्द्व: ऋग्वेदः + यजुर्वेदः

• सामवेदेन: by the Sāmaveda
• सामवेदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — तत्पुरुष: साम्नः वेदः

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जपतः: of (one) reciting
• जपतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन — शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) 'of one who is reciting'

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन — सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma/Pratipadyartha (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: is declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'said/declared'

• गायत्र्या: by (the) Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb) — देशवाचक (here/in this context)

• तत्: that (same)
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — निर्देश (that/same)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Pratipadyartha (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim seated in meditation by the river recites Gāyatrī with a mala; above, symbolic scrolls of Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma appear as radiant forms merging into the single Gāyatrī mantra, indicating equivalence of fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Bhārata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single, concentrated mantra-practice (Gāyatrī-japa) can embody the essence and merit of extensive Vedic recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs in the Somatīrtha context of Revākhaṇḍa, implying the tīrtha amplifies the efficacy of japa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform japa of the Gāyatrī, presented as yielding merit comparable to recitation of the three Vedas.