Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

स्मरणं सोऽतसमये विपाप्मा प्राप्नुयाद्धरेः । इदं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ग्यं पितृगुणप्रियम्

Transliteration

smaraṇaṃ so'tasamaye vipāpmā prāpnuyāddhareḥ | idaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ pitṛguṇapriyam

Translation

แม้ในกาลอันไม่สมควร เพียงระลึกถึงสิ่งนี้ ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นบาปและบรรลุถึงพระหริ; มหาตมยะนี้ประทานเกียรติยศและอายุยืน ให้สวรรค์ และเป็นที่พอพระทัยต่อคุณธรรมแห่งบรรพชน (ปิตฤ)

Word by Word

• स्मरणम्: remembrance
• स्मरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अतसमये: at an improper time (untimely)
• अतसमये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अतस्य समयः)

• विपाप्मा: free from sin
• विपाप्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• प्राप्नुयात्: should attain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (वाक्यविषयः)

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (इदम्)

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (इदम्)

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly; leading to heaven
• स्वर्ग्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (इदम्)

• पितृगुणप्रियम्: dear to the virtues of the ancestors / pleasing to the Pitṛs
• पितृगुणप्रियम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ + गुण + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां गुणाः; तेषां प्रियम्)

Speaker

Śiva (continued phalaśruti context from Śaṅkara’s statement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-māhātmya remembrance

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General devotee/pilgrim

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, unable to perform rites at the proper time, sits in contemplation remembering Hari and Revā; above, symbols of fame, longevity, heaven, and satisfied ancestors appear as subtle iconographic motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred remembrance is powerful: even mental recollection of the māhātmya purifies and leads toward divine attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching belongs to the Revā-khaṇḍa, praising the Revā tīrtha tradition and its associated recitation/remembering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of the māhātmya, alongside the implied practice of hearing/recitation from the prior verse.