Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा भक्त्या त्र्यक्षं प्रपूजयेत् । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā bhaktyā tryakṣaṃ prapūjayet | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ

Translation

Quiconque se baigne en ce tīrtha et, avec dévotion, vénère Tryakṣa, Śiva aux Trois Yeux, obtient un mérite égal au fruit du sacrifice Agniṣṭoma.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) ‘having bathed’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्र्यक्षम्: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्र्यक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रीणि अक्षीणि यस्य सः/त्रि-अक्षः (रूढि-नाम; कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः—प्र

• अग्निष्टोमस्य: of the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)
• अग्निष्टोमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—अग्नि + स्तोम (रूढि-यज्ञनाम; तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः—प्र

• मानवः: a man/person
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (tīrtha-māhātmya instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha, then worships three-eyed Śiva with bilva leaves and water; a subtle yajña-fire motif appears to signify Agniṣṭoma equivalence.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha
• Tryakṣa (Śiva)
• snāna
• pūjā
• Agniṣṭoma-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tīrtha-snān and Śiva-pūjā can bestow merits comparable to great Vedic sacrifices, making dharma accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“That tīrtha” within Revā Khaṇḍa (a Narmadā-region ford described in the chapter), praised for sacrifice-equivalent merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at the tīrtha followed by devoted pūjā of Tryakṣa (Śiva).