Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

पूजाकाले च देवानां श्रद्धया पुरतः पठन् । प्रीणयेत्सर्वदेवांश्च पुनाति सकलं कुलम्

Transliteration

pūjākāle ca devānāṃ śraddhayā purataḥ paṭhan | prīṇayetsarvadevāṃśca punāti sakalaṃ kulam

Translation

Et au moment du culte rendu aux dieux, en le récitant avec foi en leur présence, on réjouit tous les devas et l’on purifie entièrement sa lignée.

Word by Word

• पूजा-काले: at the time of worship
• पूजा-काले: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूजायाः काले (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Means/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• पठन्: reciting
• पठन्: Karta (Agent, concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु) → पठत् (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पठन्’ = while reciting

• प्रीणयेत्: should please/satisfy
• प्रीणयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्री (धातु) caus. प्रीणय (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative

• सर्व-देवान्: all the gods
• सर्व-देवान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वे देवाः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कुलम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthāvalī-paṭhana during deva-pūjā

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worship scene: lamps, flowers, incense before multiple deities (or a single deity representing all); the devotee recites from a manuscript; subtle radiance spreads outward to family members behind, symbolizing kula purification.

Characters & Entities

• Sarva-devāḥ (All Deities)
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled recitation during worship is itself a potent offering that pleases the gods and sanctifies one’s family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā tīrtha-tradition is being upheld through the recitation of its tīrthāvali.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During deva-pūjā, recite the tīrthāvali with śraddhā in the presence of the deities.