Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

संन्यासं कुरुते योऽत्र तीर्थे विधिसमन्वितम् । ध्यायन्नित्यं महादेवं स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्

Transliteration

saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yo'tra tīrthe vidhisamanvitam | dhyāyannityaṃ mahādevaṃ sa gacchetparamaṃ padam

Translation

Celui qui, en ce tīrtha, embrasse le saṃnyāsa selon la règle prescrite et médite sans cesse sur Mahādeva, parvient à l’état suprême.

Word by Word

• संन्यासम्: renunciation
• संन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• कुरुते: does, undertakes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular (relative pronoun)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• विधि-समन्वितम्: endowed with proper rites
• विधि-समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, सम्+अन्वि+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying संन्यासम्)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (demonstrative pronoun)

• गच्छेत्: would go, attains
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञा), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person, Singular (Parasmaipada)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying पदम्)

• पदम्: state, abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (specific named sub-tīrtha not explicit in the verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (rājan) per the surrounding context.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renunciant at the Narmadā/Revā bank, taking saṃnyāsa with ritual implements, then seated in still meditation on Mahādeva; a Śiva shrine nearby, river flowing, ascetic calm.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Saṃnyāsa
• Dhyāna
• Tīrtha
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Renunciation grounded in scriptural discipline, joined with steady Śiva-meditation, is presented as a direct path to the highest liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva-affirming Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha in Āvantya Khaṇḍa, praised for enabling saṃnyāsa and mokṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking saṃnyāsa according to vidhi (proper procedure) and practicing daily Mahādeva-dhyāna.