Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

चांद्रायणादिकृच्छ्राणामनुष्ठानफलं लभेत् । चतुर्णामपि वेदानां पारायणफलं तथा

Transliteration

cāṃdrāyaṇādikṛcchrāṇāmanuṣṭhānaphalaṃ labhet | caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ pārāyaṇaphalaṃ tathā

Translation

On obtient le fruit de l’accomplissement d’austérités telles que le Cāndrāyaṇa et d’autres vœux Kṛcchra, ainsi que le fruit de la récitation des quatre Vedas.

Word by Word

• चांद्रायणादिकृच्छ्राणाम्: of penances such as the Cāndrāyaṇa and others
• चांद्रायणादिकृच्छ्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चांद्रायण + आदि + कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• अनुष्ठानफलम्: the fruit of performance
• अनुष्ठानफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्ठान + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• चतुर्णाम्: of four
• चतुर्णाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

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

• वेदानाम्: of the Vedas
• वेदानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पारायणफलम्: the fruit of recitation (complete reading)
• पारायणफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारायण + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Setukhaṇḍa māhātmya discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performing snāna and then sitting on kusa grass reciting Vedic mantras symbolically; moon motif indicating Cāndrāyaṇa; brāhmaṇa teacher figure blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Cāndrāyaṇa
• Kṛcchra
• Caturveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is exalted as a dharmic shortcut where sincere pilgrimage can yield the fruits of severe vows and extensive scriptural recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing passage praises Setu/Dhanuṣkoṭi as the locus granting these fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: undertake the Setu/Dhanuṣkoṭi tīrtha practice (snāna/darśana) to obtain the fruits of Cāndrāyaṇa, Kṛcchra, and Caturveda pārāyaṇa.