Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पश्यते देवदेवेशं शृणु तस्यैव यत्फलम् । वाचिकं मानसं पापं कर्मजं यत्पुराकृतम्

Transliteration

paśyate devadeveśaṃ śṛṇu tasyaiva yatphalam | vācikaṃ mānasaṃ pāpaṃ karmajaṃ yatpurākṛtam

Translation

…ദേവദേവേശ്വരനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു—അതിന്റെ ഫലം കേൾക്കുക. വാക്കുകൊണ്ടും മനസ്സുകൊണ്ടും കർമജന്യമായും മുൻപ് ചെയ്ത ഏതു പാപവും…

Word by Word

• paśyate: he sees
• paśyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• deva-deveśam: the Lord of gods
• deva-deveśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां ईशः)

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasya: of that (of him/it)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण particle

• yat: which, that
• yat: Karma (Object of शृणु/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — relative pronoun “which/that”

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Apposition to yat/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular

• vācikam: verbal
• vācikam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vācika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण

• mānasam: mental
• mānasam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• karmajam: born of deeds
• karmajam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ “born of action”

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — relative pronoun “which”

• purā-kṛtam: done formerly
• purā-kṛtam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purā (अव्यय) + kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) “done”; अव्ययीभाव (पुरा कृतम् = previously done)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic speaker, contextually within Revā Khaṇḍa discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvādaśāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator gestures toward the deity as 'devadeveśa'; a devotee stands humbled, while symbolic dark knots (sins of speech, mind, action) dissolve into light.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeveśa
• Dvādaśāditya
• Pāpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere darśana, grounded in purity and devotion, is taught as a powerful purifier of speech, mind, and action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks of a Dvādaśāditya darśana within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha setting, implying a sanctified solar shrine/spot on the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of the Devadeveśa after preparatory bath; the promised result is pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction).