Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

बृहद्रथान्तरं चैव यो जपेद्भक्तितत्परः । स प्रयाति नरः स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

bṛhadrathāntaraṃ caiva yo japedbhaktitatparaḥ | sa prayāti naraḥ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Dan sesiapa yang tekun dalam bhakti melafazkan Bṛhadrathāntara, dia akan sampai ke dham suci tempat Tuhan Maheśvara bersemayam.

Word by Word

• बृहद्रथान्तरम्: Bṛhadrathāntara (chant/name)
• बृहद्रथान्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + रथ + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Accusative singular; (name of a sāman/chant)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्; conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम्; emphatic particle

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Relative pronoun, Masculine, Nominative singular

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Parasmaipada

• भक्तितत्परः: intent on devotion
• भक्तितत्परः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Nominative singular; भक्तौ तत्परः (devotion-intent)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Demonstrative pronoun, Masculine, Nominative singular

• प्रयाति: goes/attains
• प्रयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Parasmaipada

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Nominative singular

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Accusative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्; relative adverb (where)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Nominative singular

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Nominative singular; महान् ईश्वरः (Great Lord)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee chanting on the riverbank; above, a visionary opening of Maheśvara’s luminous abode—Śiva seated with Pārvatī, gaṇas, and a radiant mandala—suggesting the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Bṛhadrathāntara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devoted recitation (japa) is portrayed as a direct means to reach Śiva’s divine abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs in the Revā Khaṇḍa, connected to the sanctity of Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa of the Bṛhadrathāntara with single-minded devotion.