Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एकाग्रमनसा यैस्तु न दृष्टो लोटणेश्वरः । पिशाचत्वं वियोनित्वं न भवेत्तस्य वै कुले

Transliteration

ekāgramanasā yaistu na dṛṣṭo loṭaṇeśvaraḥ | piśācatvaṃ viyonitvaṃ na bhavettasya vai kule

Translation

ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ ലോടണേശ്വരനെ ദർശിക്കാത്തവരുടെ കുലത്തിൽ സംശയമില്ലാതെ പിശാചത്വവും അധമയോനിജന്മങ്ങളും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും.

Word by Word

• एकाग्रमनसा: with a one-pointed mind
• एकाग्रमनसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाग्र-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक); एकाग्र (विशेषण) + मनस् (नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (Particle: emphasis/contrast)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• लोटणेश्वरः: Lord Loṭaṇeśvara
• लोटणेश्वरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोटण-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); लोटण (नाम) + ईश्वर (नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• पिशाचत्वम्: state of being a piśāca (ghoul)
• पिशाचत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाचत्व (प्रातिपदिक; पिशाच + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• वियोनित्वम्: birth in an evil/low womb
• वियोनित्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोनित्व (प्रातिपदिक; वि + योनि + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• भवेत्: would occur, would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person, Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक-निपात (Particle of emphasis/assurance)

• कुले: in (his) family
• कुले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Loṭaṇeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a small Śiva temple: the liṅga of Loṭaṇeśvara radiates; one devotee gazes steadily with folded hands while shadowy, distorted figures (piśāca symbolism) linger outside as a cautionary backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Loṭaṇeśvara
• Piśāca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana with focused devotion is emphasized as protective; neglect of sacred darśana is framed as leading to spiritual and karmic decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Loṭaṇeśvara, a Śiva-tīrtha praised in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The core prescription is ekāgratā (one-pointedness) in seeking Loṭaṇeśvara’s darśana.