Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र शुभं वा यादि वाशुभम् । इह लोके परे चैव तत्सर्वं जायतेऽक्षयम्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu rājendra śubhaṃ vā yādi vāśubham | iha loke pare caiva tatsarvaṃ jāyate'kṣayam

Translation

ହେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ସେହି ତୀର୍ଥରେ—ଶୁଭ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ହେଉ କି ଅଶୁଭ—ତାହାର ଫଳ ଇହଲୋକ ଓ ପରଲୋକ ଉଭୟରେ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ହୋଇ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः = king among kings); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

• शुभम्: good (deed/result)
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom/acc sg)

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

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-सम्बन्धी-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-निपात (or)

• अशुभम्: evil (deed/result)
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom/acc sg)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg)

• परे: in the other (world)
• परे: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• जायते: becomes; comes to be
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg): becomes/arises

• अक्षयम्: imperishable; inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Kriya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (contextually Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya addressing the King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skanda-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lord of kings (rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands at the ghat contemplating the weight of actions; on one side auspicious rites glow, on the other shadowy misdeeds loom—both shown as leaving lasting imprints across worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Rājendra (the King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places intensify karma; therefore one must act with heightened purity and restraint at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha under discussion—Skanda-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse warns that deeds at the tīrtha carry imperishable results.