Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

ये तप्यंते गतैः पापैः शुचयो देवताव्रताः । इह ते पुत्रपौत्रैश्च मोदंतेऽमुत्र चेह च

Transliteration

ye tapyaṃte gataiḥ pāpaiḥ śucayo devatāvratāḥ | iha te putrapautraiśca modaṃte'mutra ceha ca

Translation

പാപങ്ങൾ നീങ്ങി ശുദ്ധരായി, ദേവതാവ്രതങ്ങളിൽ നിഷ്ഠയോടെ തപസ്സു ചെയ്യുന്നവർ—ഇവിടെ പുത്രപൗത്രന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു; പരലോകത്തിലും, അവിടെയും ഇവിടെയും ഇരുവിടത്തും ഹർഷിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• तप्यन्ते: are purified/undergo suffering
• तप्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (are afflicted/undergo austerity)

• गतैः: gone/removed
• गतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (gone/past)

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शुचयः: pure
• शुचयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (pure)

• देवता-व्रताः: observers of vows for the deities
• देवता-व्रताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः व्रतम् / देवतासम्बन्धि व्रतम्)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (here/in this world)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: with sons and grandsons
• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (sons and grandsons)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• मोदन्ते: rejoice
• मोदन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (there/in the other world)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (here)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Bāla

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified vow-keeper (śuci, devatā-vrata) performing austerity and worship; in the foreground a happy household with children and grandchildren; in the background a luminous afterlife scene indicating continued joy beyond death.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, repentance, and deity-centered vows lead to well-being in this life and auspicious results after death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named; the verse praises vrata and śauca as universal puranic virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of devatā-vrata (vows dedicated to deities) along with tapas and purity.