Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

रूपवान्सुभगश्चैव सर्वव्याधिविवर्जितः । राजा वा राजपुत्रो वाचारसमन्वितः

Transliteration

rūpavānsubhagaścaiva sarvavyādhivivarjitaḥ | rājā vā rājaputro vācārasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Dia menjadi tampan dan beruntung, bebas daripada segala penyakit—sama ada raja atau putera raja—serta dikurniai budi pekerti yang mulia.

Word by Word

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (of implied subject)

• सुभगः: fortunate, charming
• सुभगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्व-व्याधि-विवर्जितः: free from all diseases
• सर्व-व्याधि-विवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त, वि+वृज्/वर्ज्+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम्

• राजा: a king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• राज-पुत्रः: a prince (king's son)
• राज-पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• आचार-समन्वितः: endowed with good conduct
• आचार-समन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, सम्+अन्वि+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha / Śiva-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic transformation: devotee blessed by Śiva’s grace, shown as radiant, healthy, and then as a crowned king/prince practicing noble conduct; Śiva-liṅga in background as source of blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (context)
• Puṇya-phala
• Rājā
• Rāja-putra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-associated merit is said to manifest both as inner refinement (good conduct) and as auspicious worldly conditions (health and status).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha/Śiva-temple context continuing from the prior verses of Adhyāya 55.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is introduced here; it continues listing the fruits (phala) of prior tīrtha/temple merit.