Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

संवत्सरकृतात्पुण्यात्स बहिर्भवति श्रुतिः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तीर्थं सर्वगुणान्वितम्

Transliteration

saṃvatsarakṛtātpuṇyātsa bahirbhavati śrutiḥ | tasmātsarvaprayatnena tīrthaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam

Translation

“శ్రుతి పరంపర చెబుతుంది—అతడు సంవత్సరమంతా చేసిన పుణ్యఫలానికి వెలుపల పడతాడు. కాబట్టి సమస్త ప్రయత్నంతో సర్వగుణసంపన్నమైన తీర్థాన్ని ఆశ్రయించాలి.”

Word by Word

• संवत्सरकृतात्: from (merit) done in a year
• संवत्सरकृतात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर-कृत (प्रातिपदिक; संवत्सर + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (संवत्सरे कृतम्)

• पुण्यात्: from merit
• पुण्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सः: it/he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: outside)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रुतिः: scriptural statement/tradition
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः (indeclinable: therefore/from that reason)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + प्रयत्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• तीर्थम्: to a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वगुणान्वितम्: endowed with all virtues
• सर्वगुणान्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-गुण-अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + गुण + अन्वित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वैः गुणैः अन्वितम्)

Speaker

Narrative voice continuing the king–Brahmin consultation (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarva-guṇānvita tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: the king cites tradition—without proper Kārttika tīrtha practice one is ‘outside’ the year’s merit; he urges maximum effort to reach a perfect tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha
• śruti (authoritative teaching)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit is safeguarded and completed by aligning one’s vows with tīrtha-dharma—seeking holy places and performing prescribed acts with diligence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A general exhortation to go to a ‘sarva-guṇānvita’ tīrtha; the narrative soon identifies Bhāreśvara on the Revā’s northern bank.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A strong recommendation to undertake tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) with full effort as part of religious observance.