Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः स्वर्गावतीर्णस्तु जायते विशदे कुले । धनधान्यसमोपेतः पुनः स्मरति तज्जलम्

Transliteration

tataḥ svargāvatīrṇastu jāyate viśade kule | dhanadhānyasamopetaḥ punaḥ smarati tajjalam

Translation

नंतर स्वर्गातून अवतीर्ण होऊन तो निर्मळ व प्रतिष्ठित कुळात जन्म घेतो. धन-धान्याने संपन्न होऊन तो त्या पवित्र जलाचे पुन्हा स्मरण करतो.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): “then/from there”

• स्वर्गावतীर्णः: descended from heaven
• स्वर्गावतীर्णः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + अव + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle) ‘अवतीर्ण’, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सप्तमी/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषसदृशः—“from heaven descended” (svargāt avatīrṇaḥ)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• विशदे: pure/bright
• विशदे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying कुले)

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धनधान्यसमोपेतः: endowed with wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमोपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + धान्य + सम् + उप + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle) ‘उपेत’, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः—“endowed with wealth and grain” (dhana-dhānya-samupetaḥ)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): “again”

• स्मरति: remembers
• स्मरति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying जलम्)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-jala (Narmadā water)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A soul descends from heaven into a noble household; as an adult, he stands again at the same river, gazing at the water with recognition—memory awakening like a mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Tīrtha-jala (sacred water)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit accrued through tīrtha practice and charity bears fruit across lives—noble birth, prosperity, and enduring spiritual inclination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘sacred water’ refers back to the Revā tīrtha context of Adhyāya 104 (Saṅgama/Suvarṇaśilā milieu).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, to engage in tīrtha snāna and allied dharmic acts so that their merit persists even into future births.