Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एकाग्रमनसा यैस्तु न दृष्टो लोटणेश्वरः । पिशाचत्वं वियोनित्वं न भवेत्तस्य वै कुले

Transliteration

ekāgramanasā yaistu na dṛṣṭo loṭaṇeśvaraḥ | piśācatvaṃ viyonitvaṃ na bhavettasya vai kule

Translation

Pour ceux qui, l’esprit concentré en un seul point, ne contemplent pas Loṭaṇeśvara, dans leur lignée naîtront assurément des états semblables aux piśāca et des renaissances avilies.

Word by Word

• एकाग्रमनसा: with a one-pointed mind
• एकाग्रमनसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाग्र-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक); एकाग्र (विशेषण) + मनस् (नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (Particle: emphasis/contrast)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• लोटणेश्वरः: Lord Loṭaṇeśvara
• लोटणेश्वरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोटण-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); लोटण (नाम) + ईश्वर (नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• पिशाचत्वम्: state of being a piśāca (ghoul)
• पिशाचत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाचत्व (प्रातिपदिक; पिशाच + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• वियोनित्वम्: birth in an evil/low womb
• वियोनित्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोनित्व (प्रातिपदिक; वि + योनि + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• भवेत्: would occur, would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person, Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक-निपात (Particle of emphasis/assurance)

• कुले: in (his) family
• कुले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Loṭaṇeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a small Śiva temple: the liṅga of Loṭaṇeśvara radiates; one devotee gazes steadily with folded hands while shadowy, distorted figures (piśāca symbolism) linger outside as a cautionary backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Loṭaṇeśvara
• Piśāca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana with focused devotion is emphasized as protective; neglect of sacred darśana is framed as leading to spiritual and karmic decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Loṭaṇeśvara, a Śiva-tīrtha praised in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The core prescription is ekāgratā (one-pointedness) in seeking Loṭaṇeśvara’s darśana.