Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

मृतां कालेन महता लोके यत्र जलेश्वरः । स गच्छेत्तत्र यानेन गीयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः

Transliteration

mṛtāṃ kālena mahatā loke yatra jaleśvaraḥ | sa gacchettatra yānena gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ

Translation

ദീർഘകാലത്തിന് ശേഷം ഈ ലോകം വിട്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ, ജലേശ്വരൻ വസിക്കുന്ന ലോകത്തിലേക്ക് ദിവ്യവിമാനത്തിൽ പോകുന്നു; അപ്സരാഗണങ്ങൾ അവനെ പാടി സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मृताम्: (him) dead
• मृताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (मृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; 'नरम्' इत्यादि (अध्याहृत) कर्मविशेषण

• कालेन: by time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• महता: great/long
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'कालेन' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• लोके: in the world/realm
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• जलेश्वरः: Jaleśvara (Lord of waters)
• जलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य ईश्वरः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: would go/should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• यानेन: by a vehicle
• यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गीयमानः: being sung/praised
• गीयमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीयमान (गै/गाय्-धातु, कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अप्सरोगणैः: by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरोगणैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अप्सरसां गणाः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate context of Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant vimāna descends amid clouds; apsarases sing and scatter flowers; the soul-figure ascends toward a luminous abode marked ‘Jaleśvara’, with watery motifs—pearls, lotuses, rippling light—suggesting the lord of waters.

Characters & Entities

• Jaleśvara
• Apsarogaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through tīrtha-related devotion matures into auspicious post-mortem attainments and honored passage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the attainment of the realm associated with Jaleśvara, within the Varuṇeśvara/Jaleśvara tīrtha-cycle of this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is stated here; it describes the promised destination/fruit resulting from the preceding tīrtha practices.