Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

ज्योतिष्टोमो वाजपेयो ह्यतिरात्रादयो ह्यमी । यज्ञाः स्वर्गं प्रयच्छंति सत्त्रीणां नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

jyotiṣṭomo vājapeyo hyatirātrādayo hyamī | yajñāḥ svargaṃ prayacchaṃti sattrīṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Des sacrifices tels que le Jyotiṣṭoma, le Vājapeya et l’Atirātra, et d’autres encore, accordent assurément le ciel aux sacrifiants ; là-dessus, point de doute.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिष्टोमः: Jyotiṣṭoma sacrifice
• ज्योतिष्टोमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वाजपेयः: Vājapeya sacrifice
• वाजपेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• अतिरात्रादयः: Atirātra and others
• अतिरात्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरात्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘अतिरात्र’ इत्यादयः (and others like Atirātra)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः—खलु/नूनम्

• अमी: these (those)
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छन्ति: grant, bestow
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्त्रीणाम्: of the sattra-performers
• सत्त्रीणाम्: Sampradana/Beneficiary (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘सत्त्र’ अनुष्ठाता (performers of sattra)

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adverbial (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate nominal (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / sages (addressed as ‘viprāḥ’, ‘dvijāḥ’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Vedic altar with soma-pressing implements and priests performing a solemn soma-yajña, while distant Himalayan peaks hint at Kedāra’s higher Śaiva refuge; the verse asserts the certainty of svarga-phala.

Characters & Entities

• Jyotiṣṭoma
• Vājapeya
• Atirātra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic sacrifices reliably yield svarga, but the surrounding context prepares the reader to seek what lies beyond temporary heavenly enjoyment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the backdrop, where the Purāṇa elevates Śiva-oriented worship over purely svarga-seeking rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of major śrauta-yajñas (Jyotiṣṭoma, Vājapeya, Atirātra) is referenced as a means to attain heaven.