Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सत्रयाजी फलं यच्च लभते द्वादशाब्दिकम् । श्रुत्वा सकृच्च रेवायाश्चरितं तत्फलं लभेत्

Transliteration

satrayājī phalaṃ yacca labhate dvādaśābdikam | śrutvā sakṛcca revāyāścaritaṃ tatphalaṃ labhet

Translation

പന്ത്രണ്ടുവർഷം സത്രയാഗം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ നേടുന്ന ഫലം, റേവയുടെ ചരിതം ഒരിക്കൽ ശ്രവണമാത്രം ചെയ്താൽ അതേ ഫലമായി ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• satrayājī: a performer of a satra-sacrifice
• satrayājī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra (सत्र-प्रातिपदिक) + yājin (याजिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सत्रं यजते इति)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative)

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

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• dvādaśa-ābdikam: pertaining to twelve years
• dvādaśa-ābdikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (द्वादश-संख्याशब्द) + ābdika (आब्दिक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश-अब्दानां सम्बन्धि)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: once)

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

• revāyāḥ: of Reva (Narmadā)
• revāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (रेवा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• caritam: deeds, narrative
• caritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carita (चरित-प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from चर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; भाव/कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कृदन्त-नाम

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तद् (correlative)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (वैकल्पिक-प्रयोगः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand satra-yajña is shown in the background as a faint tableau (altars, priests, fires), while in the foreground a single listener hears Revā-carita; the imagery implies equivalence of fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Satra-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic śravaṇa, when focused on a liberating tīrtha like Revā, is portrayed as an efficient path to great religious merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā, through her carita (māhātmya narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing the Revā-carita even once is recommended and equated with the fruit of long-term yajña practice.