Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

स मृतः स्वर्गमाप्नोति यास्यते परमां गतिम् । स्नानं दानं जपो होमः शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्

Transliteration

sa mṛtaḥ svargamāpnoti yāsyate paramāṃ gatim | snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മരിച്ചാൽ അവൻ സ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിച്ച് പരമഗതിയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നു. സ്നാനം, ദാനം, ജപം, ഹോമം—ശുഭഭാവത്തോടെ ചെയ്താലും അല്ലാതെയായാലും—

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (मृ धातु-निष्पन्न क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यास्यते: will go
• यास्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्

• दानम्: giving/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्

• जपः: recitation
• जपः: Karta (Listed item/कर्ता-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• होमः: fire-offering
• होमः: Karta (Listed item/कर्ता-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• शुभम्: merit/good (act/result)
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (कर्मफल)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: demerit/evil (act/result)
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (नञ्) + शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वक-प्रातिपदिक

Speaker

Narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarakantaka–Amareśvara (Revā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composite devotional tableau: pilgrims bathing, giving alms, chanting, and tending a small homa-fire near the sacred river-source landscape; above, a symbolic ascent toward heaven/supreme state.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of the tīrtha magnifies spiritual outcomes, leading the devotee toward heaven and higher liberation-oriented destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred region, in the immediate context of Amareśvara/Amarakantaka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), japa (repetition), and homa (fire-offering) are named as key religious acts connected to tīrtha efficacy.