Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

देवतीर्थस्य चरितं देवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते

Transliteration

devatīrthasya caritaṃ devalokaṃ vrajanti te

Translation

Ceux qui entendent ou récitent le récit sacré de Devatīrtha parviennent au monde des dieux.

Word by Word

• देवतीर्थस्य: of the Deva-tīrtha
• देवतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; देवस्य तीर्थम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• चरितम्: the account/deeds (narrative)
• चरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• देवलोकम्: to the world of the gods
• देवलोकम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवानां लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• व्रजन्ति: go
• व्रजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; concluding merit statement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims recite Devatīrtha’s carita; a luminous pathway rises from the riverbank to a celestial city with devas; the transition is shown as a vertical ascent from earthly ghāṭa to Devaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Devatīrtha
• Devaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Engagement with tīrtha-māhātmya (hearing/reciting) is presented as a dharmic act that elevates one’s posthumous destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No separate ritual is prescribed here; the implied practice is śravaṇa/pāṭha of the Devatīrtha-carita.