Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

स याति शाङ्करे लोक इति मे सत्यभाषितम् । हयं यो यच्छते तत्र सम्पूर्णं तरुणं सितम्

Transliteration

sa yāti śāṅkare loka iti me satyabhāṣitam | hayaṃ yo yacchate tatra sampūrṇaṃ taruṇaṃ sitam

Translation

Il parvient au monde de Śaṅkara : telle est ma parole véridique. Et celui qui y fait don d’un cheval entier, jeune et blanc, reçoit lui aussi ce fruit sublime.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शाङ्करे: in Śaṅkara’s (Shiva’s)
• शाङ्करे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोक)

• लोके: world, realm
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिबोधक (quotative particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; (enclitic form)

• सत्यभाषितम्: a true utterance
• सत्यभाषितम्: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + भाषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भाष् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सत्यं भाषितम् = true statement)

• हयम्: a horse
• हयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• यच्छते: gives, bestows
• यच्छते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सम्पूर्णम्: complete, perfect
• सम्पूर्णम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पूर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ/√पॢ + क्त/निष्ठा-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हयम्)

• तरुणम्: young
• तरुणम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हयम्)

• सितम्: white
• सितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हयम्)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual ‘tatra’)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pristine white young horse stands beside a brāhmaṇa; the donor offers it with ritual water and gifts, while a subtle vision of Śiva’s realm appears above—mountainous Kailāsa-like radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śiva
• haya (horse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-site charity, done with faith, is portrayed as a direct cause for attaining Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someshvara, the ‘there’ referenced in the ongoing Revā Khaṇḍa passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna leading to Śiva-loka, including the specific gift of a complete, young, white horse (haya-dāna).