Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

यजते वैष्णवांल्लोकान् स्नानजाप्यहुतेन च । एवं वर्षशते प्राप्ते रुद्रविष्णुपितामहाः

Transliteration

yajate vaiṣṇavāṃllokān snānajāpyahutena ca | evaṃ varṣaśate prāpte rudraviṣṇupitāmahāḥ

Translation

غسل، جپ اور ہون کی آہوتیوں سے وہ عبادت کرتی ہے اور ویشنو لوکوں کو پاتی ہے۔ یوں جب سو برس گزر گئے تو رودر، وشنو اور پِتامہہ (برہما) ظاہر ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• yajate: worships/sacrifices
• yajate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vaiṣṇavān: Vaiṣṇava (devoted to Viṣṇu)
• vaiṣṇavān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• lokān: worlds/realms
• lokān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• snāna: by bathing
• snāna: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd) एकवचन (Singular) — समाहार-समुच्चयार्थे (as part of a set)

• jāpya: by recitation (japa)
• jāpya: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāpya (प्रातिपदिक; जप्-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd) एकवचन (Singular)

• hutena: by oblation/offering
• hutena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक; √hu ‘to offer’ क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• varṣaśate: in (the period of) a hundred years
• varṣaśate: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa-śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāpte: when (it was) reached/when completed
• prāpte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (प्रातिपदिक; √āp ‘to obtain’ क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular) — सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• rudra-viṣṇu-pitāmahāḥ: Rudra, Viṣṇu, and Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• rudra-viṣṇu-pitāmahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + viṣṇu + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama (Revā–Eraṇḍī)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river confluence, a steadfast ascetic woman completes long austerities; after a hundred years, the Trimūrti arrive, their divinity veiled, the air charged with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiṣṇava lokas
• Rudra
• Viṣṇu
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Japa
• Homa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained sādhana (snāna, japa, homa) yields exalted states and divine grace, transcending sectarian boundaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā tīrtha context of long-term observance (tīrtha-vāsa) described through the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), japa (recitation), and huta/homa (oblations) as the core triad of practice.