Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

होमं जाप्यं तथा दानमक्षयं सर्वमेव तत् । ऋचमेकां तु ऋग्वेदे यजुर्वेदे यजुस्तथा

Transliteration

homaṃ jāpyaṃ tathā dānamakṣayaṃ sarvameva tat | ṛcamekāṃ tu ṛgvede yajurvede yajustathā

Translation

ஹோமம், ஜபம், தானம்—இவை அனைத்தும் அక్షயமாகின்றன. ரிக் வேதத்தில் ஒரு ருசையும், யஜுர் வேதத்தில் ஒரு யஜுஸ் மந்திரமும் ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• होमम्: fire-offering, homa
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• जाप्यम्: that which is to be muttered; japa
• जाप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• तथा: and also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• अक्षयम्: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘होमं/जाप्यं/दानम्’ इत्यस्य

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun accusative singular neuter

• ऋचम्: a ṛc-verse (Rigvedic stanza)
• ऋचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular feminine

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ऋचम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/limitation)

• ऋग्वेदे: in the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग्वेद (प्रातिपदिक: ऋक् + वेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• यजुर्वेदे: in the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक: यजुस् + वेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• यजुः: a yajus (Yajurvedic formula)
• यजुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular neuter (as ‘a yajus-formula’)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-priest at a Śaiva shrine performs a small homa before a liṅga, then sits for japa; beside him a donor offers food/coins to a brāhmaṇa, while palm-leaf Veda texts indicate ‘one ṛc’ and ‘one yajus’.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When performed in the sanctified setting, ritual acts like homa, japa, and dāna yield akṣaya (imperishable) merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-tīrtha setting being praised throughout Revākhaṇḍa, Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform homa, japa, dāna, and recite one Ṛgvedic ṛc and one Yajurvedic yajus.