Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

विमलेश्वरमाराध्य यो यदिच्छेत्स तल्लभेत् । स्वर्गलाभादिकं वापि पार्थिवं वा यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

vimaleśvaramārādhya yo yadicchetsa tallabhet | svargalābhādikaṃ vāpi pārthivaṃ vā yathepsitam

Translation

വിമലേശ്വരനെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നവൻ എന്ത് ആഗ്രഹിച്ചാലും അതു ലഭിക്കും—സ്വർഗ്ഗലാഭം മുതലായതോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട ലൗകിക ഫലമോ.

Word by Word

• विमलेश्वरम्: Vimaleśvara
• विमलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारयः

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्षः (ल्यप्/तुमुन्-भावार्थे) क्त्वा-प्रयोगार्थक अव्ययीभावः; here: क्त्वान्त-भाव (Gerund sense: having worshipped)

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine relative pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्: whatever (thing)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter relative pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

• इच्छेत्: may desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• स्वर्गलाभादिकम्: heaven-attainment and the like
• स्वर्गलाभादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लाभ + आदि (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); समाहारार्थे तत्पुरुषः/बहुव्रीहिसदृशः: ‘स्वर्गलाभः आदिः यस्य’ (i.e., heaven-attainment etc.)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (also/even)

• पार्थिवम्: earthly (thing); worldly prosperity
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

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

• यथा: as; according to
• यथा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• ईप्सितम्: desired; wished-for
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); भूतकर्मणि-क्त (desired)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships the Vimaleśvara liṅga with bilva leaves and water; above, symbolic visions show both svarga (celestial city) and earthly prosperity (fields, family, kingdom), indicating fulfillment of varied aims.

Characters & Entities

• Vimaleśvara
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva at a sanctified place is depicted as both spiritually elevating and practically beneficent, granting higher and worldly aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimaleśvara Tīrtha and its Śiva-liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Vimaleśvara, in the broader frame of snāna/dāna/japa/homa/arcana.