Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

त्रिभिस्तथा चतुर्भिर्वा वर्षैर्मासैस्तथैव च । मुच्यन्ते कलिदोषैस्ते देवेशानसमर्चनात्

Transliteration

tribhistathā caturbhirvā varṣairmāsaistathaiva ca | mucyante kalidoṣaiste deveśānasamarcanāt

Translation

ไม่ว่าจะในสามหรือสี่ปี—หรือแม้เพียงเป็นเดือน ๆ—ผู้คนเหล่านั้นย่อมพ้นจากโทษแห่งกาลี ด้วยการบูชาอีศานะ ผู้เป็นจอมแห่งเทพทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• त्रिभिः: by three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द-समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• चतुर्भिः: by four
• चतुर्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द-समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• वर्षैः: by years
• वर्षैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मासैः: by months
• मासैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुच्यन्ते: (they) are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• कलि-दोषैः: from the faults of Kali
• कलि-दोषैः: Karana (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवेशान-समर्चनात्: from/through the proper worship of Deveśāna (Śiva)
• देवेशान-समर्चनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशान (प्रातिपदिक; देव-ईशान) + समर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees perform Īśāna-arcana with bilva leaves, water, and lamps at a simple Śiva shrine near the river; a symbolic dark haze of Kali-doṣa dissipates over time (months/years) as worship continues.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Deveśa (Lord of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-worship (Īśāna arcana) is taught as a potent antidote to Kali-yuga’s spiritual impurities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse stresses deity-worship rather than naming a site, but it occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained worship of Īśāna for a defined duration (months, or three/four years) to be freed from Kali-doṣas.