Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यः पुनः स्नापयेद्भक्त्या एकभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः । तस्यापि यत्फलं पार्थ वक्ष्ये तल्लेशतस्तव

Transliteration

yaḥ punaḥ snāpayedbhaktyā ekabhakto jitendriyaḥ | tasyāpi yatphalaṃ pārtha vakṣye talleśatastava

Translation

വീണ്ടും ആരെങ്കിലും ഭക്തിയോടെ, ഏകഭക്തനായി, ഇന്ദ്രിയജയത്തോടെ, പ്രഭുവിനെ സ്നാപിപ്പിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ—ഹേ പാർഥാ! അവന്റെ ഫലവും ഞാൻ നിനക്കു സംക്ഷിപ്തമായി പറയും।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to bathe)
• स्नापयेत्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: णिच् (causative) स्नापयति; विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should cause to bathe/bathe (someone)’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एकभक्तः: single-minded devotee
• एकभक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: एकः भक्तः (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: इन्द्रियाणि जितानि येन (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोग); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (‘of him’)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; also/even

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which’

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘I shall tell’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (‘that’)

• लेशतः: briefly/in part
• लेशतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘in brief/partly’

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (‘for you/of you’)

Speaker

Vyāsa (to Pārtha/Arjuna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A self-controlled devotee performs abhiṣeka to a Śiva-liṅga on a stone yoni-pīṭha; streams of water/milk flow while the devotee holds a mālā; the atmosphere is austere and focused, with minimal distractions.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion and sense-control elevate ritual worship into a powerful spiritual discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The fruits are taught within the Revā-kṣetra framework of the Narmadā region in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-abhiṣeka performed with bhakti, supported by ekāgratā (single-mindedness) and jitendriyatā (sense-restraint).