Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दृश्यते नैव विद्वद्भिः कपिलेश्वरपूजनात् । स्नात्वा रेवाजले पुण्ये भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणाञ्छुभान्

Transliteration

dṛśyate naiva vidvadbhiḥ kapileśvarapūjanāt | snātvā revājale puṇye bhojayedbrāhmaṇāñchubhān

Translation

Les sages affirment qu’un tel mérite se manifeste assurément par le culte de Kapileśvara. Après s’être baigné dans les eaux sacrées de la Revā, qu’on nourrisse de vertueux brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — is seen/appears

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निषेध (negation)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (particle: indeed/just)

• विद्वद्भिः: by the learned (people)
• विद्वद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by the learned)

• कपिलेश्वरपूजनात्: from/through the worship of Kapileśvara
• कपिलेश्वरपूजनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिलेश्वर + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कपिलेश्वरस्य पूजनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Ablative singular (from/through worship)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — having bathed

• रेवाजले: in the waters of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवाजले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रेवायाः जलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — adjective qualifying ‘रेवाजले’

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) — should feed (cause to eat)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• शुभान्: good/virtuous
• शुभान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — adjective qualifying ‘ब्राह्मणान्’

Speaker

Śrīmārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) and Kapileśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe in the Revā at dawn; afterward, they worship Kapileśvara and host a respectful meal for learned, virtuous brāhmaṇas under a riverside pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• Kapileśvara
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snānā (holy bathing) becomes complete when joined with devotion to Śiva (Kapileśvara) and compassionate giving, especially feeding worthy brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) waters and the shrine of Kapileśvara are praised as merit-bestowing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in the Revā and then offer bhojana-dāna—feeding virtuous brāhmaṇas—along with Kapileśvara-pūjā.