Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स वसेदीश्वरस्याग्रे यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । पुनः स्वर्गाच्च्युतः सोऽपि राजा भवति वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

sa vasedīśvarasyāgre yāvadindrāścaturdaśa | punaḥ svargāccyutaḥ so'pi rājā bhavati vīryavān

Translation

Il demeure en présence du Seigneur aussi longtemps que durent quatorze Indra ; puis, même s’il déchoit du ciel, il renaît comme un roi vaillant.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vaset: should dwell
• vaset: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• īśvarasya: of the Lord
• īśvarasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• agre: in front/presence
• agre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• yāvat: as long as / until
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikarana (Time limit/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• indrāḥ: Indras
• indrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; यहाँ ‘इन्द्राः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम् (fourteen)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (again)

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• cyutaḥ: fallen (down)
• cyutaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cyuta (कृदन्त; √cyu/च्यु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vīryavān: powerful/valiant
• vīryavān: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīryavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devadroṇī at Nara-Nārāyaṇī-tīra (context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: the devotee’s subtle form stands near Śiva in a radiant court; above, a wheel of time shows successive Indras; below, the soul descends into a royal birth with symbols of crown and valor.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Indra
• Svarga
• Rāja (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha merit can grant prolonged divine proximity and auspicious rebirth aligned with power and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise continues the immediately prior mention of Devadroṇī and the Nara-Nārāyaṇī riverbank.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is specified; it states the fruit (phala) of the act connected to the tīrtha.