Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेच्छिवयोगिनम् । द्विजानामयुतं साग्रं स लभेत्फलमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayecchivayoginam | dvijānāmayutaṃ sāgraṃ sa labhetphalamuttamam

Translation

ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ശൈവയോഗിയെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ, പതിനായിരത്തിലധികം ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ആദരിച്ചതിന് തുല്യമായ പരമഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

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

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having bathed)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• शिवयोगिनम्: Śiva-yogin (yogi of Śiva)
• शिवयोगिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य योगी)

• द्विजानाम्: of Brahmins
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम्

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; संख्यावाचक (ten thousand)

• साग्रम्: and more (over and above)
• साग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) → साग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अग्रेण सह = with an addition)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• लभेत्: would obtain/should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उत्तमम्: supreme/excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: Mārkaṇḍeya addressing the king continues nearby)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrim emerges from river bath, dripping water, then approaches a seated Śaiva yogin (matted hair, ash marks) with flowers and bilva leaves; the tīrtha steps and river shimmer behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snānā and reverence to realized Śaiva ascetics are praised as swift means to great puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā region) is being extolled; the precise name is referenced in surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at the tīrtha and worship a Śiva-yogin (a Śaiva renunciant/adept).