Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

गीर्वाणास्तस्य तुष्यन्ति मनुष्याः पितृभिः सह । पठतां शृण्वतां चैव नश्यते सर्वपातकम्

Transliteration

gīrvāṇāstasya tuṣyanti manuṣyāḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha | paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva naśyate sarvapātakam

Translation

諸天は彼を喜び、人々もまた祖霊とともに歓ぶ。誦する者、聴聞する者には、あらゆる罪が滅する。

Word by Word

• गीर्वाणाः: the gods (celestials)
• गीर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्यन्ति: are pleased
• तुष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनुष्याः: humans
• मनुष्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितृभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning 'with')

• पठताम्: of those who recite/read
• पठताम्: Adhikarana/Condition (Context/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शृण्वताम्: of those who listen
• शृण्वताम्: Adhikarana/Condition (Context/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• नश्यते: is destroyed/perishes
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वपातकम्: all sin
• सर्वपातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-mahātmya (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly on a riverbank: a reciter chanting the tīrtha-māhātmya while listeners sit with folded hands; above, devas shower flowers; behind the listeners, subtle ancestral figures receive satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Gīrvāṇa (Devas)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Pāṭha (recitation)
• Śravaṇa (hearing)
• Pātaka (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred transmission—reciting and listening—creates a shared field of merit that benefits devas, ancestors, and living communities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha whose māhātmya is being read and heard.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāṭha (recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) of the māhātmya as a purifier of pātakas.