Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

देवस्य पूजनार्थं तु शूलभेदस्य यत्नतः । विक्रयो भविता तत्र धर्मशीलो जनो यतः

Transliteration

devasya pūjanārthaṃ tu śūlabhedasya yatnataḥ | vikrayo bhavitā tatra dharmaśīlo jano yataḥ

Translation

そこでは必ずよく売れるであろう。法にかなう人々が、神を礼拝するために労をいとわずŚūlabhedaへ赴くからである。

Word by Word

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजनार्थम्: for worship
• पूजनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• शूलभेदस्य: of Śūlabheda (place/name)
• शूलभेदस्य: Adhikarana/Sambandha (contextual genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• यत्नतः: with effort
• यत्नतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), अर्थः—प्रयत्नेन (with effort)

• विक्रयः: sale/transaction
• विक्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भविता: will occur/will be
• भविता: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• धर्मशीलः: virtuous/righteous-natured
• धर्मशीलः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• जनः: a person/people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (causal conjunction)

Speaker

Śabarī (continuing advice within the narrated account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling riverside tīrtha-market near Śūlabheda: dhārmika pilgrims arriving with intent for devapūjā; stalls of flowers and fruits; a Śiva-emblematic presence suggested by the name ‘Śūlabheda’.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda
• deity worship (pūjā)
• dharmic pilgrims

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha draws the dharmic community for worship, and even ordinary trade becomes sanctified when linked to pūjā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda-tīrtha, presented as a destination where devotees gather for deity worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of the deity at Śūlabheda is implied as the central religious activity.