Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

यत्फलं लभते तेन तच्छृणुष्व मयोदितम् । प्रसुप्तं मण्डलानीह दद्रुकुष्ठविचर्चिकाः

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ labhate tena tacchṛṇuṣva mayoditam | prasuptaṃ maṇḍalānīha dadrukuṣṭhavicarcikāḥ

Translation

écoute de ma bouche le fruit qu’il en reçoit. Ici, les maux de peau—plaques semblables à la teigne, lèpre et gale—demeurent comme assoupies et sont maîtrisées.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; relative pronoun used adjectivally with फलम्

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; accusative singular

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; present, 3rd person singular

• तेन: by that (act)
• तेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम्; instrumental singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; demonstrative pronoun, accusative singular

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; imperative, 2nd person singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्; instrumental singular

• उदितम्: said/uttered
• उदितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: वद्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; past passive participle agreeing with तत्

• प्रसुप्तम्: dormant
• प्रसुप्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: स्वप्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘fallen asleep/dormant’ (predicative)

• मण्डलानि: ring-shaped patches
• मण्डलानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; nominative plural

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्; adverb of place

• दद्रु: ringworm
• दद्रु: Visheshya (Member/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दद्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समासाङ्गत्वेन); skin disease term used as compound member

• कुष्ठ: leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठ: Visheshya (Member/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समासाङ्गत्वेन); disease term used as compound member

• विचर्चिकाः: eczema-like eruptions
• विचर्चिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + चर्चिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; nominative plural

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Revākhaṇḍa addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpāla

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator describes the fruit: sufferers of ringworm-like patches, leprosy, and scabies find their ailments pacified; imagery can show devotees bathing and their skin clearing under solar radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic tīrtha is celebrated not only for merit but also for restoring well-being, linking bodily healing with dharmic observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ādityeśvara-associated tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative, praised for powerful results of worship and observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse introduces the promised results (phala) of the previously stated year-long Sunday practice.