Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

चतुर्णामपि वेदानां पारायणफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशादिदेवपूजाफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ pārāyaṇaphalaṃ labhet | brahmaviṣṇumaheśādidevapūjāphalaṃ labhet

Translation

On obtient la récompense de la récitation des quatre Vedas, et aussi le fruit du culte rendu aux divinités, à commencer par Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Maheśa.

Word by Word

• caturṇām: of four
• caturṇām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘vedānām’ इति विशेषणम्

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• vedānām: of the Vedas
• vedānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• pārāyaṇa-phalam: the fruit of recitation (complete reading)
• pārāyaṇa-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (pārāyaṇasya phalam)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśa-ādi-deva-pūjā-phalam: the fruit of worship of gods such as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa
• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśa-ādi-deva-pūjā-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + maheśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (brahma-viṣṇu-maheśa-ādayaḥ devāḥ, teṣāṃ pūjā, tasyāḥ phalam)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Setukhaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / dharma-inquirers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of brāhmaṇas chanting with palm-leaf manuscripts; beside them a triad altar symbolizing Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa receiving offerings; the oceanic tīrtha glows behind, suggesting one place containing many rites.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-mahātmya presents pilgrimage as a unifying dharma that gathers the merits of study (svādhyāya) and worship (pūjā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha of this chapter, later explicitly called Kapitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Veda-pārāyaṇa and deva-pūjā are referenced as benchmarks of merit attained through this tīrtha.