Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते । मुण्डनं चोपवासश्च सर्वतीर्थेष्वयं विधिः

Transliteration

ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute | muṇḍanaṃ copavāsaśca sarvatīrtheṣvayaṃ vidhiḥ

Translation

സകല ജീവികളെയും ആത്മസമമായി കാണുന്നവൻ തീർത്ഥഫലം സത്യമായി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. മുണ്ഡനംയും ഉപവാസവും—ഇത് എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലും വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ട നിയമമാണ്.

Word by Word

• आत्मोपमः: one who is like (i.e., considers) himself (as a standard)
• आत्मोपमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्म-उपम (प्रातिपदिक; आत्मन् + उपम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: आत्मनः उपमः = self-like)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भूतेषु: among beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

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

• तीर्थफलम्: the fruit of pilgrimage
• तीर्थफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-फल (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तीर्थस्य फलम्)

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

• मुण्डनम्: shaving (of the head)
• मुण्डनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डन (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपवासः: fasting
• उपवासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: in all pilgrimage places
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि तीर्थानि)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (विधिः इति)

• विधिः: rule; prescribed procedure
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Characters & Entities

• Muṇḍana
• Upavāsa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Empathy toward all beings is central; external rites like fasting and tonsure are meaningful when grounded in this inner virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All tīrthas collectively (sarvatīrtha), with Revā Khaṇḍa serving as the textual setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Muṇḍana (tonsure) and upavāsa (fasting) are stated as a general tīrtha-vidhi.