Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

विमलेश्वरमाराध्य यो यदिच्छेत्स तल्लभेत् । स्वर्गलाभादिकं वापि पार्थिवं वा यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

vimaleśvaramārādhya yo yadicchetsa tallabhet | svargalābhādikaṃ vāpi pārthivaṃ vā yathepsitam

Translation

Setelah beribadat kepada Vimaleśvara, apa sahaja yang diingini seseorang, itulah yang diperolehnya—sama ada memperoleh syurga dan seumpamanya, atau tujuan duniawi sebagaimana dihajati.

Word by Word

• विमलेश्वरम्: Vimaleśvara
• विमलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारयः

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्षः (ल्यप्/तुमुन्-भावार्थे) क्त्वा-प्रयोगार्थक अव्ययीभावः; here: क्त्वान्त-भाव (Gerund sense: having worshipped)

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine relative pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्: whatever (thing)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter relative pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

• इच्छेत्: may desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

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

• स्वर्गलाभादिकम्: heaven-attainment and the like
• स्वर्गलाभादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लाभ + आदि (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); समाहारार्थे तत्पुरुषः/बहुव्रीहिसदृशः: ‘स्वर्गलाभः आदिः यस्य’ (i.e., heaven-attainment etc.)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (also/even)

• पार्थिवम्: earthly (thing); worldly prosperity
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• यथा: as; according to
• यथा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• ईप्सितम्: desired; wished-for
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); भूतकर्मणि-क्त (desired)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships the Vimaleśvara liṅga with bilva leaves and water; above, symbolic visions show both svarga (celestial city) and earthly prosperity (fields, family, kingdom), indicating fulfillment of varied aims.

Characters & Entities

• Vimaleśvara
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva at a sanctified place is depicted as both spiritually elevating and practically beneficent, granting higher and worldly aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimaleśvara Tīrtha and its Śiva-liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Vimaleśvara, in the broader frame of snāna/dāna/japa/homa/arcana.