Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

नीले गिरौ हि यत्पुण्यं तत्समस्तं लभन्ति ते । शूलभेदे तु यः कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पर्वणि पर्वणि

Transliteration

nīle girau hi yatpuṇyaṃ tatsamastaṃ labhanti te | śūlabhede tu yaḥ kuryācchrāddhaṃ parvaṇi parvaṇi

Translation

Tout le mérite qui se trouve à Nīlagiri (la Montagne Bleue), ils l’obtiennent en totalité — ceux qui accomplissent le Śrāddha à Śūlabheda, à chaque observance lunaire sacrée, encore et encore.

Word by Word

• नीले: in the Nīla (blue/named)
• नीले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘गिरौ’)

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समस्तम्: entire, complete
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘तत्’)

• लभन्ति: obtain
• लभन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• शूलभेदे: at Śūlabheda (place/name)
• शूलभेदे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शूलस्य भेदः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पर्वणि: on a festival/holy day
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पर्वणि: on each and every holy day
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Śūlabheda, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas on kuśa, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated; in the background a symbolic blue mountain (Nīlagiri) appears as a comparative emblem, indicating ‘all that merit’ is obtained here.

Characters & Entities

• Nīlagiri
• Śūlabheda
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular śrāddha at a powerful tīrtha can equal the famed merit of other celebrated holy places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda, within the Reva Khaṇḍa sacred landscape; it is compared favorably to Nīlagiri.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha on each parvan (lunar holy observance day) at Śūlabheda.