Shloka 30 - Adhyaya 13 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अमृतः शाश्वतो देवः स्थाणुरीशः सनातनः । स पूजितः प्रार्थितो वा किं न दद्याद्द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

amṛtaḥ śāśvato devaḥ sthāṇurīśaḥ sanātanaḥ | sa pūjitaḥ prārthito vā kiṃ na dadyāddvijottamāḥ

Translation

不死にして常住の神——スターヌ、主、永遠なる御方——礼拝され、あるいはただ祈り願われるだけでも、何を与えぬことがあろうか、ああ最勝の二度生まれよ。

Word by Word

अमृतःimmortal

शाश्वतःeternal

देवःthe god

स्थाणुःSthāṇu (the immovable one, Śiva)

ईशःLord

सनातनःprimeval, everlasting

सःhe

पूजितः(when) worshipped

प्रार्थितः(when) entreated, requested

वाor

किम्what? (why?)

नnot

दद्यात्would give

द्विजोत्तमाःO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

Speaker

Revā Devī (Narmadā)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijottamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: sages addressed as 'dvijottamāḥ' listen while the speaker extols Śiva—Sthāṇu, eternal and deathless—radiant, still, and boon-giving.

Characters & Entities

Sthāṇu (Śiva)

Īśa (Śiva)

Dvijottama (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is depicted as supremely generous; worship and prayer are affirmed as efficacious paths to divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā region indirectly, by linking its imperishability and refuge to Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) and prārthanā (prayer) to Śiva are recommended as means to obtain boons.