Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

स्नाप्यमानं च पश्यन्ति ये लोका गतमत्सराः । ते यान्ति परमं लोकं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

Transliteration

snāpyamānaṃ ca paśyanti ye lokā gatamatsarāḥ | te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

Translation

Ceux qui, délivrés de l’envie, contemplent qu’on Le baigne—ces dévots vont au séjour suprême, honoré par les devas et les asuras.

Word by Word

• स्नाप्यमानम्: being bathed
• स्नाप्यमानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् + शानच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

• गतमत्सराः: free from envy
• गतमत्सराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (pl.); बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः—'गतः मत्सरः येषाम्' (free from envy)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (pl.)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्: revered by gods and demons
• सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); द्वन्द्व (सुर+असुर) पूर्वपद + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरासुरैः नमस्कृतः)

Speaker

Narrator of the Revā Khaṇḍa (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha associated with Janārdana abhiṣeka-darśana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees stand respectfully as the Lord is bathed; their faces show calm joy without jealousy; celestial beings subtly implied honoring that supreme realm.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Abhiṣeka (snāna of the deity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual vision becomes fruitful when the heart is purified of envy; then even witnessing worship elevates one toward the highest goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā-side tīrtha setting of Adhyāya 90, where Janārdana’s abhiṣeka is performed (Cakratīrtha context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Witnessing the deity’s abhiṣeka with a non-envious mind is itself presented as a meritorious devotional act.