Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा महादेवं गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्नरः । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो मृतः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

pūjayitvā mahādevaṃ gandhapuṣpādibhirnaraḥ | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet

Translation

Après avoir vénéré Mahādeva avec parfums, fleurs et autres offrandes, l’homme est délivré de tous les péchés; et, après la mort, il gagne la demeure de Śiva.

Word by Word

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (mahān devaḥ)

• gandha: fragrance, perfume
• gandha: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग/compound member), अव्यक्त-विभक्ति (as member in compound)

• puṣpa: flowers
• puṣpa: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग/compound member), अव्यक्त-विभक्ति

• ādibhiḥ: with etc. (items)
• ādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘आदि’ = etc.

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• sarvapāpebhyaḥ: from all sins
• sarvapāpebhyaḥ: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi pāpāni)

• mṛtaḥ: (when) dead; having died
• mṛtaḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √mṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of naraḥ)

• śivapuram: Śiva’s city (Śivapura)
• śivapuram: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya puram)

• vrajet: should go
• vrajet: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before a Śiva-liṅga near the river, offering sandal paste and fresh flowers; the atmosphere is calm, promising purification and Śiva’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śiva
• Śivapura
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple devotional worship (with offerings) at a sanctified place purifies karma and leads toward Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā tīrtha praised in this chapter, centered on Mahādeva/Gautameśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Mahādeva-pūjā using gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and related offerings.