Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेश्वरं तु यत्पुण्यं जयंतेशस्य पूज नात् । तदेवाप्नोति राजेन्द्र सत्यंसत्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

indreśvaraṃ tu yatpuṇyaṃ jayaṃteśasya pūja nāt | tadevāpnoti rājendra satyaṃsatyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Quel que soit le mérite qui revient à Indreśvara par le culte de Jayaṃteśa, ce même mérite on l’obtient, ô roi ; vrai, vrai, sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Indreśvara (name/title)
• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म; समासः: इन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः / इन्द्र-ईश्वर (नाम)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — contrast/emphasis 'but/indeed'

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — सम्बन्धक (relative) qualifying 'पुण्यम्'

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'merit' (object of 'apnoti')

• जयंतेशस्य: of Jayaṃteśa
• जयंतेशस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — सम्बन्ध; समासः: जयन्तस्य ईशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पूजनात्: from worship
• पूजनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — हेतु/अपादान 'from/by worship'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — demonstrative referring to 'पुण्यम्'

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — restriction/emphasis

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'attains'

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative; समासः: राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः (श्रेष्ठराजः)

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (Assertion/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (नपुंसक द्वितीया एकवचन used adverbially) — assertion 'truly'

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (Assertion/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति-निपातवत् (emphatic repetition) — 'truly, truly'

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — subject of implied 'asti'

Speaker

Narrator addressing a king (rājendra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara / Jayaṃteśa

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn proclamation to the king: the merit of Indreśvara is attained by worshiping Jayaṃteśa; the narrator raises a hand in oath-like emphasis (‘satyaṃ satyaṃ’), while the liṅga shrine glows in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Indreśvara
• Jayaṃteśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship offered at a consecrated liṅga shares in the full merit of the greater tīrtha-deity it represents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jayaṃteśa liṅga within the Indreśvara sacred complex of Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Jayaṃteśa, stated to confer the same puṇya as Indreśvara worship.