Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पद्मसंख्या शिवे लोके मोदते कालमीप्सितम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र यत्किंचिद्दीयते नृप

Transliteration

padmasaṃkhyā śive loke modate kālamīpsitam | tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra yatkiṃciddīyate nṛpa

Translation

Ia bersukacita di loka Śiva selama masa yang diidamkan, terukur bagaikan hitungan padma (teratai). Dan, wahai raja para raja, apa pun—segala sesuatu—yang dipersembahkan di tīrtha itu, wahai penguasa,

Word by Word

• padma-saṃkhyāḥ: (those) numbering like lotuses; innumerable
• padma-saṃkhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘पद्मसंख्य’ = पद्मानां संख्या यस्य/येषाम्

• śive: in Śiva’s (auspicious)
• śive: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• loke: world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kālam: time
• kālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• īpsitam: desired, wished-for
• īpsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp/īps (धातु) + ita (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-भाव), विशेषण—‘इष्ट/अभीष्ट’

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चय-व्यतिरेकसूचक

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः’

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• kiṃcit: anything (at all)
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम

• dīyate: is given
• dīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as rājendra/nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king addressed as ‘rājendra’ offers gifts at a riverine tīrtha; above, a luminous vision of Śiva-loka where the donor rejoices for an immeasurable ‘lotus-counted’ time.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained at a great tīrtha is magnified; even small gifts offered there lead to profound, lasting spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā/Narmadā tīrtha under discussion in Adhyāya 174 of Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) at the tīrtha—emphasizing that any gift offered there becomes highly fruitful.