Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तेन पूजितमात्रेण प्राप्यते परमं पदम्

Transliteration

tena pūjitamātreṇa prāpyate paramaṃ padam

Translation

Par le seul fait de l’adorer, on atteint l’état suprême.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that / by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजितमात्रेण: by mere worship (alone)
• पूजितमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjita-mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पूजितस्य मात्रम् = mere worship)

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode (highest goal)
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āmaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers simple worship—water, bilva leaves, lamp—before the Āmaleśvara liṅga; a luminous path or upward radiance symbolizes attainment of the supreme state.

Characters & Entities

• Āmaleśvara (Śiva)
• Paramaṃ Padam (highest goal)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship, even in its simplest form, is powerful and can lead to the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is Āmaleśvara in the Revā Khaṇḍa; worship there is presented as exceptionally efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) is the stated practice; no further procedural details (materials/mantras) are specified in this verse.