Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पठितैश्च श्रुतैर्वापि तस्माद्बहुतरं भवेत् । सत्रयाजी फलं यत्र लभते द्वादशाब्दिकम्

Transliteration

paṭhitaiśca śrutairvāpi tasmādbahutaraṃ bhavet | satrayājī phalaṃ yatra labhate dvādaśābdikam

Translation

ไม่ว่าจะสวดอ่านหรือสดับฟัง ผลบุญยิ่งทวีเหนือกว่านั้น ที่นี่ได้บุญเทียบเท่าผู้ประกอบสัตรยัชญะตลอดสิบสองปี

Word by Word

• पठितैः: by (things) read / by readings
• पठितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पठित (कृदन्त; √पठ् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘पठित’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रुतैः: by (things) heard / by hearings
• श्रुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘श्रुत’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (particle: or)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तस्मात्: from that; therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (अपादान), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• बहुतरम्: greater; more
• बहुतरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुतर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहु’ तर्हि-तुलनात्मक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative)

• भवेत्: would be / may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सत्रयाजी: a performer of a satra-sacrifice
• सत्रयाजी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र + याजिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् धातु-निन् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्रस्य याजी)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक/सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• द्वादशाब्दिकम्: (fruit) of twelve years
• द्वादशाब्दिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + आब्दिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश-अब्दानां सम्बन्धि)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage recites the Revā-māhātmya to attentive devotees on a Narmadā riverbank; in the background, a symbolic śrauta satra-yajña fire-altar appears as a faint vision, indicating ‘yajña-tulya’ merit through hearing.

Characters & Entities

• Satra-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic devotion (reading/hearing) can confer immense merit, equated with long and demanding Vedic sacrificial undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā-centered teaching is being glorified; the ‘here’ refers to the fruit of Narmadā-carita within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paṭha (recitation/reading) and śravaṇa (hearing) of the sacred account are promoted; a comparison is made to satra-yajña merit.