Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानामभ्यस्तानां तु यत्फलम् । सम्यग्जप्त्वा तु विधिना गायत्रीं तत्र तल्लभेत्

Transliteration

ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñānāmabhyastānāṃ tu yatphalam | samyagjaptvā tu vidhinā gāyatrīṃ tatra tallabhet

Translation

ผลอันได้จากการชำนาญฤค ยชุส และสามเวท—ผลนั้นเองย่อมได้ ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยการสวดชปคายตรีโดยถูกต้องตามวิธี

Word by Word

• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानाम्: of (the Vedas) called Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजुः (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संज्ञा), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋग्-यजुः-साम-इति संज्ञा येषाम्: of those named Ṛg/Yajus/Sāman i.e., Vedas)

• अभ्यस्तानाम्: of those practiced/studied
• अभ्यस्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अस् (धातु) with अभि- + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकालिक-कृदन्त; विशेषण (of the above)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• यत्: whatever, which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तत्: that (result)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (फलम् इत्यस्य अन्वयः)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tamahā–Revā Saṅgama Tīrtha (Gāyatrī-siddhi-sthāna)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka seated on darbha at the confluence bank at dawn, facing the rising sun, performing prāṇāyāma and Gāyatrī-japa; behind, the two rivers meet, and faint Vedic syllables appear as luminous script in the air.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Gāyatrī
• Mokṣatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A powerful tīrtha can amplify sincere practice: disciplined Gāyatrī-japa there yields merit comparable to extensive Vedic mastery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mokṣatīrtha (within Revā Khaṇḍa), where Gāyatrī-japa is said to confer extraordinary fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper chanting (japa) of the Gāyatrī mantra “according to rule” (vidhinā).