Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सोऽपि तत्फलमाप्नोति गतः स्वर्गे नरेश्वर । अक्षया सन्ततिस्तस्य जायते सप्तजन्मसु

Transliteration

so'pi tatphalamāpnoti gataḥ svarge nareśvara | akṣayā santatistasya jāyate saptajanmasu

Translation

ข้าแต่องค์จอมมนุษย์ เขาผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลนั้นเองและไปสู่สวรรค์ และสำหรับเขาย่อมบังเกิดวงศ์สกุลไม่ขาดสาย ดำรงอยู่ตลอดเจ็ดชาติ

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तत्फलम्: that fruit/result
• तत्फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य फलम्)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गतः: having gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् ईश्वरः)

• अक्षया: imperishable
• अक्षया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सन्ततिः: progeny/lineage
• सन्ततिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सप्तजन्मसु: in seven births
• सप्तजन्मसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्त जन्मानि)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nareśvara (king) implied by vocative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee ascends to a radiant heaven while below a flourishing family tree symbolizes unbroken lineage through seven births; Śiva’s benign presence blesses both realms.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Saṅgameśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered tīrtha worship is said to grant both otherworldly uplift (svarga) and worldly stability (lineage).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṅgama-tīrtha and Saṅgameśvara, continuing the chapter’s confluence praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse summarizes the reward of the previously described offerings and worship; no new rite is introduced.