Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते । स्वर्गे वासो भवेत्तस्य पुत्रपौत्रैः समन्वितः

Transliteration

tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate | svarge vāso bhavettasya putrapautraiḥ samanvitaḥ

Translation

ตลอดพันปีตามจำนวนนั้น เขาย่อมได้รับการยกย่องในสวรรค์โลก และได้พำนักในสวรรค์พร้อมบุตรและหลาน

Word by Word

• तावत्: so many
• तावत्: Visheshana (Measure/परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अव्ययीभाववत् परिमाणार्थे); ‘so much/that many’ (quantifier)

• वर्ष: years
• वर्ष: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; वर्षसहस्राणि = वर्ष + सहस्राणि (तत्पुरुष: ‘thousands of years’)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Adhikarana (Duration/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural neuter; head of compound वर्षसहस्राणि

• स्वर्गलोके: in the heavenly world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine; तत्पुरुष: ‘in the world of heaven’

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is honored/glorified’

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘would be/shall be’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

• पुत्र: sons
• पुत्र: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; पुत्रपौत्रैः = पुत्र + पौत्र (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

• पौत्रैः: with grandsons
• पौत्रैः: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural masculine; in dvandva पुत्रपौत्रैः

• समन्वितः: accompanied
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि + त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; ‘endowed/attended’

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial scene: the donor, now radiant, is honored in Svarga with garlands and a throne-like seat, surrounded by sons and grandsons; apsarases and devas offer respect, indicating ‘thousands of years’ of honor.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic giving yields long-lasting honor and well-being, portrayed as heavenly residence with one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu is being praised; the verse states the phala (result) connected to dharmic acts in that sacred context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse continues the stated fruit of dāna (notably go-dāna) rather than adding a new rite.