Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

शिवलोके वसित्वा तु यदा मर्त्येषु जायते । कुले महति सम्भूतिर्धनधान्यसमाकुले

Transliteration

śivaloke vasitvā tu yadā martyeṣu jāyate | kule mahati sambhūtirdhanadhānyasamākule

Translation

Et après avoir demeuré dans le monde de Śiva, lorsqu’on renaît parmi les mortels, on naît dans une grande lignée, abondante en richesses et en grains.

Word by Word

• शिवलोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वसित्वा: having dwelt
• वसित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Avyaya (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: when)

• मर्त्येषु: among mortals/in the mortal world
• मर्त्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महति: great/noble
• महति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कुले इति विशेषण

• सम्भूतिः: prosperity/origin (good birth)
• सम्भूतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धनधान्यसमाकुले: filled with wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमाकुले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन-धान्य-समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कुले इति विशेषण; समासः: धनधान्येन समाकुलम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrative sequence: the soul dwells in a serene Śiva-loka, then descends to be born in a grand household with overflowing granaries and wealth—symbolic of dharma’s tangible fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based devotion is portrayed as transforming both the next world (Śivaloka) and the next birth (noble, prosperous rebirth).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the praise of Gopāreśvara and associated Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is described here; the verse states the post-merit outcome of such worship.