Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

पिबन्नेवामृतं यत्नादेतत्स्यादजरामरः । शम्भोः कथामृतं कुर्यात्कुलमेवाजरामरम्

Transliteration

pibannevāmṛtaṃ yatnādetatsyādajarāmaraḥ | śambhoḥ kathāmṛtaṃ kuryātkulamevājarāmaram

Translation

ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ അമൃതം പാനം ചെയ്താൽ അജരാമരനാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ ശംഭുവിന്റെ കഥാമൃതം കുലത്തെയേയും അജരാമരമാക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पिबन्: drinking
• पिबन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (one who drinks)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अमृतम्: nectar
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• यत्नात्: with effort
• यत्नात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति एकवचन (Ablative singular); हेतौ/प्रकारे (by effort/with exertion)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject of ‘स्यात्’)

• स्यात्: would become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (would be/should become)

• अजरामरः: ageless and deathless
• अजरामरः: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर + अमर (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (अजरश्च अमरश्च); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ विशेषण/फलवाचक

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• कथामृतम्: the nectar of the story
• कथामृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा + अमृत (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कथारूपम् अमृतम् / कथायाः अमृतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘कुर्यात्’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should make/do)

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अत्र द्वितीया (object of ‘कुर्यात्’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• अजरामरम्: ageless and deathless
• अजरामरम्: Karma (Object complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर + अमर (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘कुलम्’ विशेषण

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee ‘drinks’ the nectar of Śiva-kathā: a storyteller recites, and the words appear as luminous droplets flowing into listeners; behind, Śiva’s serene presence (liṅga or anthropomorphic) blesses the assembly; ancestral line shown as a garland of figures receiving light.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-kathā is likened to amṛta: it grants profound auspiciousness, extending blessings beyond the individual to the family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse glorifies Śiva’s kathā (narrative) as spiritually life-giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devoted reception (listening/imbibing) of Śambhu’s kathāmṛta—regular engagement with Śiva-centered Purāṇic discourse.