Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

स्नाने दाने तथा जप्ये होमे चैव विशेषतः । कुरुक्षेत्रे समं पुण्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

snāne dāne tathā japye home caiva viśeṣataḥ | kurukṣetre samaṃ puṇyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

ในการอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ การให้ทาน การสวดชปะ และโดยเฉพาะโหมะ บุญที่นี่เสมอกับกุรุเกษตร ไม่พึงมีข้อกังขาใดๆ

Word by Word

• स्नाने: in bathing
• स्नाने: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• दाने: in giving (charity)
• दाने: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise/and also)

• जप्ये: in recitation (japa)
• जप्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; जपनीयकर्मणि (in japa/recitation)

• होमे: in fire-offering (homa)
• होमे: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/विशेषवाचक अव्यय (especially)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे: at Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुरूणां क्षेत्रम्)

• समम्: equal
• समम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुण्यम् इत्यस्य)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• कार्या: to be done / necessary
• कार्या: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) — continued quoted teaching

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Ravitīrtha ghat, pilgrims perform a sequence: river bathing, offering gifts to brāhmaṇas, seated japa, and a prominent homa fire with offerings—underscored by a declarative ‘no doubt’ tone.

Characters & Entities

• Kurukṣetra
• Snāna
• Dāna
• Japa
• Homa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma validates that sincere ritual practice at a potent tīrtha can equal the fruits of renowned pan-Indian pilgrimage centers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ravitīrtha (implied by context), whose ritual-merit is equated with Kurukṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna, dāna, japa, and homa here—these yield Kurukṣetra-equivalent merit.