Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानामभ्यस्तानां तु यत्फलम् । सम्यग्जप्त्वा तु विधिना गायत्रीं तत्र तल्लभेत्

Transliteration

ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñānāmabhyastānāṃ tu yatphalam | samyagjaptvā tu vidhinā gāyatrīṃ tatra tallabhet

Translation

Buah yang diperoleh daripada penguasaan Ṛg, Yajus dan Sāman—buah yang sama diperoleh di sana dengan melafazkan Gāyatrī menurut kaedah yang benar.

Word by Word

• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानाम्: of (the Vedas) called Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजुः (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संज्ञा), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋग्-यजुः-साम-इति संज्ञा येषाम्: of those named Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman i.e., Vedas)

• अभ्यस्तानाम्: of those practiced/studied
• अभ्यस्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अस् (धातु) with अभि- + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकालिक-कृदन्त; विशेषण (of the above)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• यत्: whatever, which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तत्: that (result)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (फलम् इत्यस्य अन्वयः)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tamahā–Revā Saṅgama Tīrtha (Gāyatrī-siddhi-sthāna)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka seated on darbha at the confluence bank at dawn, facing the rising sun, performing prāṇāyāma and Gāyatrī-japa; behind, the two rivers meet, and faint Vedic syllables appear as luminous script in the air.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Gāyatrī
• Mokṣatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A powerful tīrtha can amplify sincere practice: disciplined Gāyatrī-japa there yields merit comparable to extensive Vedic mastery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mokṣatīrtha (within Revā Khaṇḍa), where Gāyatrī-japa is said to confer extraordinary fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper chanting (japa) of the Gāyatrī mantra “according to rule” (vidhinā).