Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एवं तेषां भवेत्सर्वं ये मृता ह्यमरेश्वरे । अग्निप्रवेशं यः कुर्याद्भक्त्या ह्यमरकण्टके

Transliteration

evaṃ teṣāṃ bhavetsarvaṃ ye mṛtā hyamareśvare | agnipraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryādbhaktyā hyamarakaṇṭake

Translation

ดังนี้แล สิ่งทั้งปวงย่อมบังเกิดแก่ผู้ที่สิ้นชีวิต ณ อมเรศวร และผู้ใดด้วยศรัทธาภักดี เข้าสู่เพลิง ณ อมรากันตกะ—

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• भवेत्: may be/shall be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; अत्र कर्म/फलरूपेण

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (मृ धातु-निष्पन्न क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• अमरेश्वरे: in Amareśvara
• अमरेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; समासः—अमराणाम् ईश्वरः (अमरेश्वरः)

• अग्निप्रवेशम्: entry into fire
• अग्निप्रवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; समासः—अग्नौ प्रवेशः

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• अमरकण्टके: at Amarakantaka
• अमरकण्टके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थाननाम; समासः—अमराणां कण्टकः/कण्टके (नामरूपेण)

Speaker

Narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara (Amarkantaka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn scene at Amarakantaka: devotees near a Śiva shrine and sacred fire, emphasizing intense devotion and the gravity of ‘agni-praveśa’ as a legendary act within māhātmya narration.

Characters & Entities

• Amareśvara
• Amarakantaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya exalts sacred death and intense devotion at a tīrtha as spiritually transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amareśvara and Amarakantaka, within the Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Agnipraveśa (entering fire) is mentioned as an act performed with bhakti at Amarakantaka (reported as a phala-context statement, not a general injunction).