Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतत्पुराणं रुद्रोक्तं महापुण्यफलप्रदम् । स्वर्गदं पुत्रदं धन्यं यशस्यं कीर्त्तिवर्धनम्

Transliteration

etatpurāṇaṃ rudroktaṃ mahāpuṇyaphalapradam | svargadaṃ putradaṃ dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ kīrttivardhanam

Translation

ഇത് രുദ്രൻ ഉച്ചരിച്ച പുരാണം; മഹാപുണ്യഫലപ്രദം. സ്വർഗ്ഗം നൽകുന്നു, പുത്രഫലം നൽകുന്നു, മംഗളകരം, യശസ്സും കീർത്തിയും വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karta (topic/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रुद्रोक्तम्: spoken by Rudra
• रुद्रोक्तम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रेण उक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणस्य)

• महापुण्यफलप्रदम्: bestowing great meritorious results
• महापुण्यफलप्रदम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (महच्च तत् पुण्यफलम्, तत् प्रददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्वर्गदम्: giving heaven
• स्वर्गदम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गं ददाति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुत्रदम्: granting a son
• पुत्रदम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुत्रं ददाति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• धन्यम्: auspicious/blessed
• धन्यम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कीर्त्तिवर्धनम्: increasing renown
• कीर्त्तिवर्धनम्: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कीर्तिं वर्धयति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from surrounding colophon-style praise within Revā-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-carita (as tīrtha-mahātmya text)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra/Śiva as divine teacher speaking a Purāṇa to sages; a radiant manuscript or sound-wave motif emanates, with symbols of svarga (celestial city), a child (putra), and a laurel/fame emblem subtly integrated.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent engagement with Śiva-sanctioned Purāṇic teaching is itself a dharmic act that yields auspicious worldly and otherworldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is the Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya, celebrating the sanctity of the Narmadā sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the merit of the Purāṇa itself (to be approached through recitation/hearing in the next verse).