Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पितृभ्यो वै पूजयेच्च त्रिलोचनम् । कालाग्निरुद्रनामानि स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

kuryācchrāddhaṃ pitṛbhyo vai pūjayecca trilocanam | kālāgnirudranāmāni sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim

Translation

—et y accomplisse le śrāddha pour les ancêtres, et vénère le Seigneur aux Trois Yeux ; et récite les noms de Kālāgnirudra : celui-là atteint l’état suprême.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• पितृभ्यः: to the ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; dative plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• त्रिलोचनम्: the Three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular; तत्पुरुषः (द्विगु/कर्मधारय-प्राय) = ‘त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य’ (epithet of Śiva)

• कालाग्निरुद्रनामानि: the names of Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रनामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + अग्नि + रुद्र + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; accusative plural; समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष) = ‘कालाग्निरुद्रस्य नामानि’

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; pronoun nominative singular

• गच्छेत्: would go/attain
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with ‘गतिम्’

• गतिम्: destination/state
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (to a king, nṛpaśreṣṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhūmāvarta/Jvālāsamudbhava-kuṇḍa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā bank near the kuṇḍa, a devotee completes śrāddha offerings for pitṛs, then turns to a small Śiva shrine, offering bilva and water while chanting Kālāgnirudra names; the atmosphere is solemn and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Trilocana (Śiva)
• Kālāgnirudra
• Narmadā (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a powerful tīrtha, devotion to Śiva joined with duty to ancestors (śrāddha) leads the seeker toward the highest liberation-oriented destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhūmāvarta tīrtha/kuṇḍa on the Narmadā, associated with Kālāgnirudra and Trilocana worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha for the Pitṛs, worship Trilocana (Śiva), and do nāma-japa of Kālāgnirudra (after/with tīrtha snāna).