Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

जायते पूजया राज्यं तत्र स्तुत्वा महेश्वरम् । जपेन पापसंशुद्धिर्ध्यानेनानन्त्यमश्नुते

Transliteration

jāyate pūjayā rājyaṃ tatra stutvā maheśvaram | japena pāpasaṃśuddhirdhyānenānantyamaśnute

Translation

അവിടെ പൂജയാൽ രാജ്യസമ്പത്ത് ലഭിക്കുന്നു; മഹേശ്വരനെ സ്തുതിച്ചാൽ ശുഭസിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു. ജപം പാപശുദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു; ധ്യാനം അനന്തപ്രാപ്തി നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• जायते: arises/is obtained
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person singular (middle)

• पूजयाः: by worship
• पूजयाः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc. singular

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

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — Absolutive (having praised)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• जपेन: by recitation (japa)
• जपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular

• पापसंशुद्धिः: purification from sin
• पापसंशुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + संशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पापस्य संशुद्धिः)

• ध्यानेन: by meditation
• ध्यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• अनन्त्यम्: endlessness/infinity
• अनन्त्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• अश्नुते: attains
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person singular (middle)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Muktitīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence tableau: devotees performing pūjā at a small Śiva shrine by the river; another group singing stuti; a japa practitioner with mālā; a yogin in deep meditation with a vast, sky-like aura symbolizing ‘anantya’.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma offers graded fruits: worship supports worldly order, japa cleanses sin, and meditation opens the way to the Infinite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same exalted tīrtha of this adhyāya—Muktitīrtha/Bhūtīśvara in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā, offer stuti to Maheśvara, do japa for purification, and practice dhyāna for attaining ānantya.