Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

संन्यासं कुरुते यस्तु तत्र तीर्थे युधिष्ठिर । विमानेन महाभागाः स याति त्रिदिवं नरः

Transliteration

saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yastu tatra tīrthe yudhiṣṭhira | vimānena mahābhāgāḥ sa yāti tridivaṃ naraḥ

Translation

Namun sesiapa yang mengambil saṃnyāsa di tīrtha itu, wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, dia yang amat berbahagia akan pergi ke Tridiva (syurga) dengan menaiki vimāna surgawi.

Word by Word

• संन्यासम्: renunciation (saṃnyāsa)
• संन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does / undertakes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु √कृ)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (there)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; संबोधन

• विमानेन: by a celestial car
• विमानेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• महाभागः: the greatly fortunate one
• महाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: महान् भागः यस्य (very fortunate)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; pronoun

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु √या)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Gati-karma (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; त्रयाणां दिवां समाहारः/त्रिदिवः (heaven)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate context and addressee)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river ford, a man lays down household symbols (staff, waterpot received), takes ochre cloth, and is blessed by elders; above, a radiant vimāna descends, indicating heavenly ascent.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Tīrtha
• Saṃnyāsa
• Tridiva
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking saṃnyāsa with faith in a sanctified place is portrayed as a powerful culmination of dharma leading to exalted heavenly attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative is referenced as “that tīrtha,” indicating a locally famed ford in the Revā (Narmadā) sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃnyāsa-grahaṇa: formally adopting renunciation at the tīrtha.