Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

यत्प्रदत्तमिदं पुण्यं पुराणं वाच्यते द्विजैः । शिवलोके स्थितिस्तस्य पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी

Transliteration

yatpradattamidaṃ puṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ vācyate dvijaiḥ | śivaloke sthitistasya purāṇākṣaravatsarī

Translation

ഈ പുണ്യപുരാണം ദാനമായി നൽകി ദ്വിജർ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ, ദാതാവിന് ശിവലോകത്തിൽ വാസം ലഭിക്കുന്നു—പുരാണത്തിലെ അക്ഷരങ്ങളുടെ എണ്ണത്തോളം വർഷങ്ങൾ।

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• प्रदत्तम्: given/donated
• प्रदत्तम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• वाच्यते: is to be recited / is recited
• वाच्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• शिवलोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितिः: abiding/stay
• स्थितिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी: lasting (as many) years as the syllables of the Purāṇa
• पुराणाक्षरवत्सरी: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य अक्षराणि, तेषां वत्सरी = वर्ष-परिमाणवती); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्थितेः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from phalaśruti and dāna-related merit statement in Revā-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-carita (gifted Purāṇa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers the Purāṇa; a brāhmaṇa recites from it; above, a vision of Śivaloka—Śiva enthroned with serene attendants—connected by a stream of luminous syllables (akṣaras) rising like sparks.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity connected to sacred learning—supporting recitation and transmission—becomes a direct cause for Śaiva spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse focuses on Śivaloka (Śiva’s realm) as the fruit; the broader frame remains the Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa-dāna (gifting the Purāṇa) and arranging/participating in its recitation by dvijas.