Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

देवेन रचितं पार्थ क्रीडया सुप्रतिष्ठितम् । देवमार्गमिति ख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । पश्यन् प्रपूजयन् वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

devena racitaṃ pārtha krīḍayā supratiṣṭhitam | devamārgamiti khyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | paśyan prapūjayan vāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Wahai Pārtha, ia dibentuk oleh Dewa dan ditegakkan kukuh dalam keriangan līlā; lalu masyhur di tiga alam sebagai ‘Devamārga’. Sesiapa yang sekadar memandangnya, atau memujanya dengan penuh bhakti, akan terlepas daripada segala dosa.

Word by Word

• devena: by the god (Lord)
• devena: Karana (Agent-in-passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• racitam: made, constructed
• racitam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rac (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रचितम्’ = made/constructed

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• krīḍayā: playfully, as a sport
• krīḍayā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• supratiṣṭhitam: well-established
• supratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prati + sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गपूर्वक भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सुप्रतिष्ठितम्’ = well-established

• devamārgam: Devamārga (the divine path)
• devamārgam: Karta (Subject-complement/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवानां मार्गः / देवस्य मार्गः (the divine path)

• iti: thus, called
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निर्देशक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• khyātam: known as
• khyātam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ख्यातम्’ = renowned/called

• triṣu: in the three
• triṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन; ‘त्रिषु’ = in three

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• viśrutam: widely renowned
• viśrutam: Kriya (State/अवस्था-क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + śru (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विश्रुतम्’ = widely famed

• paśyan: seeing
• paśyan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paś (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (as participial adjunct)

• prapūjayan: worshipping
• prapūjayan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + pūj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (worshipping)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• sarvapāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarvapāpaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वाणि पापानि (with all sins)

• pramucyate: is freed, is released
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/भावे (is released)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing ‘Pārtha’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devamārga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (vocative used) within the narrative frame; king also addressed in adjacent verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celebrated liṅga called Devamārga, said to be crafted by the deity in playful līlā, stands as a famed shrine; pilgrims merely seeing it or worshipping are shown being cleansed of sins.

Characters & Entities

• Devamārga
• liṅga (implied)
• Deva/Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple contact with a true tīrtha—darśana or pūjā—purifies, because the site is established for universal uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devamārga, a renowned sacred locale associated with the established liṅga (Balākeśvara tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing) and pūjā (worship) are explicitly praised as means for sarva-pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sins).