Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः शिवालयं याति गर्भवासं न पश्यति । पुष्पैर्वा पल्लवैर्वापि फलैर्धान्यैस्तथापि वा

Transliteration

tataḥ śivālayaṃ yāti garbhavāsaṃ na paśyati | puṣpairvā pallavairvāpi phalairdhānyaistathāpi vā

Translation

จากนั้นเขาย่อมไปสู่ศิวโลก และไม่ต้องประสบการอยู่ในครรภ์ (การเกิดใหม่) อีก ไม่ว่าจะบูชาด้วยดอกไม้ หรือใบอ่อน หรือผลไม้ หรือธัญญาหารก็ตาม—ก็พึงถวายด้วยศรัทธา

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Anantara-kāla (अनन्तरकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (thereafter)

• śiva-ālayam: to Śiva’s abode/temple
• śiva-ālayam: Gati-karma (गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आलयः); पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• yāti: goes
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• garbha-vāsam: womb-dwelling (rebirth)
• garbha-vāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गर्भस्य वासः); पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपातः

• paśyati: sees, experiences
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः

• pallavaiḥ: with sprouts/leaves
• pallavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pallava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अपि-भावः

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• dhānyaiḥ: with grains
• dhānyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अपि-भावः

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāsava-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers flowers, leaves, fruits, and grains at a Śiva shrine; the narrative culminates in a visionary sense of ascending to Śiva’s abode, beyond rebirth.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivālaya/Śivaloka
• Vāsava-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva accepts sincere, simple offerings; such bhakti is portrayed as a path beyond rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vāsava-tīrtha and its Śiva worship, promising ascent to Śiva’s abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering accessible items—flowers, leaves, fruits, or grains—in Śiva-pūjā.