Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

यावत्कीर्तिर्मनुष्यस्य पृथिव्यां प्रथिता भवेत् । तावानेव भवेत्स्वर्गी सति पुण्ये ह्यनंतके

Transliteration

yāvatkīrtirmanuṣyasya pṛthivyāṃ prathitā bhavet | tāvāneva bhavetsvargī sati puṇye hyanaṃtake

Translation

ମନୁଷ୍ୟର କୀର୍ତ୍ତି ପୃଥିବୀରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ରହିଥିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ, ସେତେଦିନ ସେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରେ ବସେ—ଅକ୍ଷୟ ପୁଣ୍ୟର ଆଧାରେ।

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-आधारित)
• Form: सम्बन्धाव्ययम् (correlative indeclinable) — 'as long as/so long as'

• kīrtiḥ: fame, renown
• kīrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• manuṣyasya: of a man
• manuṣyasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• pṛthivyām: on the earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• prathitā: spread/renowned
• prathitā: Karta-bhāva (Predicative to subject/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√thā (धाातु) → prathita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि/कर्मणि-भावे 'become renowned/spread'

• bhavet: may be / would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tāvān: so long/that much
• tāvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (correlative: 'so much/that long')

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — अवधारणार्थ (emphasis/only)

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• svargī: a heaven-goer; one in heaven
• svargī: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svargin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'स्वर्गं गच्छति' (one who goes to heaven)

• sati: when there is / given (the presence of)
• sati: Adhikarana (Locative absolute condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √as (धातु) → sat (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन (locative absolute), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सामान्य; 'being/when there is'

• puṇye: merit, virtue
• puṇye: Adhikarana (Condition locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः sati इति)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (for/indeed)

• anaṃtake: in Anantaka (place/name)
• anaṃtake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anantaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण-स्थाननाम/व्यक्तिनाम (in Anantaka)

Speaker

Devadūta (contextual continuation of the preceding speech)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: a departed benefactor ascending to luminous svarga while, on earth below, people recite his name and remember his gifts; a subtle thread of light connects earthly remembrance to heavenly residence.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga (heaven)
• Pṛthivī (earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Enduring, dharma-born fame is linked with prolonged heavenly enjoyment, grounded in lasting puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is named; the teaching is general, connecting merit, fame, and heavenly reward.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse implies the accumulation of puṇya through dharmic action that benefits society.