Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ऋचमेकां जपेद्यस्तु ऋग्वेदस्य फलं लभेत् । यजुर्वेदस्य यजुषा साम्ना सामफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

ṛcamekāṃ japedyastu ṛgvedasya phalaṃ labhet | yajurvedasya yajuṣā sāmnā sāmaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Sesiapa yang melafazkan walau satu ṛc daripada Ṛgveda, dia memperoleh buah Ṛgveda; dengan satu Yajus dia meraih buah Yajurveda; dan dengan satu Sāman dia memperoleh buah Sāmaveda.

Word by Word

• ऋचम्: a ṛc (Ṛgvedic verse)
• ऋचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘ऋचम्’)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle ‘indeed/but’)

• ऋग्वेदस्य: of the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ऋचां वेदः)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

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

• यजुर्वेदस्य: of the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (यजुषां वेदः)

• यजुषा: by (a) Yajus formula
• यजुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• साम्ना: by (a) Sāman chant
• साम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सामफलम्: the fruit of the Sāmaveda
• सामफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (साम्नः फलम्)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priestly figure recites a single ṛc with raised hand in Vedic gesture; three symbolic streams of sound (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman) appear as luminous ribbons rising toward the deity and sky, signifying complete Veda-fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a sanctified setting, even small acts of Vedic recitation can yield the full spiritual “fruit,” emphasizing sincerity and tīrtha-power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The claim is made within the Revā/Narmadā māhātmya, implying Narmadā tīrthas magnify Vedic japa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (japa) of a single ṛc, a Yajus formula, or a Sāman chant, each conferring its respective Vedic fruit.