Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तेन दानेन पूतात्मा मृतः स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् । रुद्रस्यानुचरस्तावद्यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश

Transliteration

tena dānena pūtātmā mṛtaḥ svargamavāpnuyāt | rudrasyānucarastāvadyāvadindrāścaturdaśa

Translation

Тем даром очищается его атман; и, умерев, он достигает небес. Там он пребывает слугой Рудры, пока длятся четырнадцать Индр.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) / पुंलिङ्ग-नपुंसकसामान्य, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• दानेन: by the gift
• दानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूतात्मा: one of purified soul
• पूतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—“purified self/person”

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुचरः: attendant/follower
• अनुचरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), परिमाणवाचक (correlative adverb): “so long/that much”

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), परिमाणवाचक (relative adverb): “as long as”

• इन्द्राः: Indras
• इन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दशन्/चतुर्दश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) (agreeing with इन्द्राः); द्विगु-समासः (catur + daśa)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After death, the purified donor ascends to a luminous heaven and stands among Rudra’s attendants—white ash markings, tridents, and serene power—serving Rudra for an immense cosmic duration.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Svarga
• Indras (fourteen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity purifies the giver and is portrayed as leading to exalted posthumous states, culminating in proximity and service to Rudra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The merit is taught within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting (Adhyāya 104), connecting dāna to pilgrimage practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the specified dāna (especially gold-giving) to gain purification and heavenly reward.