Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मध्वाचारस्तं भतीर्थं यो निषेवेत मानवः । नियतं तस्य वासः स्याद्ब्रह्मलोके यथा मम

Transliteration

madhvācārastaṃ bhatīrthaṃ yo niṣeveta mānavaḥ | niyataṃ tasya vāsaḥ syādbrahmaloke yathā mama

Translation

ผู้ใดมีความประพฤติสำรวม มีวินัย แล้วไปพึ่งพาและบำเพ็ญการรับใช้ต่อทีรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น ผู้นั้นย่อมได้พำนักในพรหมโลกโดยแน่นอน—ดังที่ข้าพเจ้า (ผู้เล่า) ได้พำนักอยู่

Word by Word

• मध्वाचारः: Madhvācāra (name/person)
• मध्वाचारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्वाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—मधु-आचारः (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भतीर्थम्: the sacred tīrtha of Bhava (Śiva)
• भतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—भ(=शिव/भव)-तीर्थम् (तत्पुरुषः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• निषेवेत: should resort to / should worship
• निषेवेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—सेवेत/उपासीत

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नियतम्: certainly / definitely
• नियतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘निश्चितम्’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• यथा: as / just like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/तुलना-सूचक (comparative particle)

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (muni-śreṣṭhāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim, modestly dressed, approaches a luminous tīrtha, offers water and flowers, serves sages, and is shown a visionary ascent toward a radiant Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā done with disciplined conduct yields exalted post-mortem attainment (higher loka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“That tīrtha” is referenced anaphorically; the precise tīrtha is clarified by the surrounding narrative of the five Dakṣiṇārṇava tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niṣevā—regularly resorting to, serving, and practicing disciplined conduct at the tīrtha.