Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

भार्गवस्तदुपश्रुत्य प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह । यज्ञैश्च विविधैश्चैव स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

bhārgavastadupaśrutya prahasyedamuvāca ha | yajñaiśca vividhaiścaiva svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

ഇതു കേട്ട് ഭാർഗവൻ (ഭൃഗു) ചിരിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—വിധവിധ യജ്ഞങ്ങളാൽ മാത്രമേ സ്വർഗ്ഗലോകത്തിൽ മാനവും മഹിമയും ലഭിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (Śukra)
• भार्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• उपश्रुत्य: having heard
• उपश्रुत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having laughed’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/just
• ह: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), पदपूरण/उद्गारार्थ

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) यज्ञैः

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्वर्गलोके: in the heaven-world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga-loka (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Bhṛgu (Bhārgava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed implicitly/explicitly in surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guru-figure Bhārgava (Śukra/Bhṛgu-lineage) smiles/laughs while addressing a kingly listener, asserting that diverse yajñas alone exalt one in svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu (Bhārgava)
• Yajña
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual action (yajña) is presented as a dharmic means for attaining honor and enjoyment in svarga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse speaks generally of svarga attained through yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of “various yajñas” is recommended as the means for heavenly attainment.