Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

याज्ञिकैश्च महाराज नान्यथा स्वर्गमेव हि । भोक्तुं हि पार्यते राजन्नान्यता मम भाषितम्

Transliteration

yājñikaiśca mahārāja nānyathā svargameva hi | bhoktuṃ hi pāryate rājannānyatā mama bhāṣitam

Translation

« Ô grand roi, c’est uniquement par les rites sacrificiels—et nullement autrement—que l’on peut vraiment jouir du ciel. Ô roi, telle est la conclusion que j’énonce. »

Word by Word

• याज्ञिकैः: by sacrificers/priests
• याज्ञिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-rāja (प्रातिपदिक; महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• भोक्तुम्: to enjoy
• भोक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to enjoy/consume’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• पार्यते: it is possible (to do)
• पार्यते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pṛ (धातु; पारयति/पार्यते)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (impersonal/passive sense)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यता: any other way/alternative
• अन्यता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘otherness/alternative’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• भाषितम्: statement/what is spoken
• भाषितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhāṣ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used nominally)

Speaker

Bhṛgu (continuing counsel)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhārgava addresses the king emphatically, insisting that only yajñas enable true enjoyment of heaven; a firm teaching posture, raised hand in assertion.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Bali (addressed as king)
• Yajña
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic-Vedic view here prioritizes yajña as the sanctioned means for svarga-oriented merit (puṇya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the focus is on ritual means rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña (sacrificial performance) is asserted as the primary method for attaining/enjoying svarga.