Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तेषां मोक्षस्तथा स्वर्गो भूमिर्मर्त्ये फलानि च । येषां तुष्टा महाभागा ब्राह्मणाः क्षितिदेवताः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ mokṣastathā svargo bhūmirmartye phalāni ca | yeṣāṃ tuṣṭā mahābhāgā brāhmaṇāḥ kṣitidevatāḥ

Translation

La délivrance et le ciel, la prospérité sur la terre et les fruits dans le monde des mortels reviennent à ceux dont les nobles Brāhmaṇas—divinités sur la terre—sont satisfaits.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Pronoun)

• mokṣaḥ: liberation
• mokṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद (particle: 'also/and so')

• svargaḥ: heaven
• svargaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhūmiḥ: earth/land
• bhūmiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• martye: in the mortal world
• martye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• phalāni: fruits/rewards
• phalāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• yeṣām: of whom
• yeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Relative pronoun)

• tuṣṭāḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ (तुष्) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• mahābhāgāḥ: greatly fortunate/noble
• mahābhāgāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य/ये)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kṣitidevatāḥ: deities of the earth
• kṣitidevatāḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षितेः देवताः = earth's deities)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim household offers respectful hospitality—water, seat, food, and gifts—to serene Brāhmaṇas; above them symbolic fruits: liberation, heaven, and earthly prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Mokṣa
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring and pleasing the virtuous is presented as a direct cause of both worldly welfare and ultimate liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa backdrop implies Narmadā-region sacred culture, but this verse praises the merit of pleasing Brāhmaṇas rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is stated; the implied practice is service, honor, and conduct that brings satisfaction to Brāhmaṇas.