Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

देहपाते व्रजेत्स्वर्गमित्येवं शङ्करोऽब्रवीत् । सितरक्तैस्तथा पीतैर्वस्त्रैश्च विविधैः शुभैः

Transliteration

dehapāte vrajetsvargamityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt | sitaraktaistathā pītairvastraiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

جسم کے گرنے کے بعد وہ سُوَرگ کو جاتا ہے—یوں شنکر نے فرمایا۔ سفید، سرخ اور زرد، طرح طرح کے مبارک لباسوں کے ساتھ—

Word by Word

• देहपाते: at the fall of the body (at death)
• देहपाते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: देहस्य पातः (falling of the body)

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this manner
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सितरक्तैः: with white and red (ones)
• सितरक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: सितानि च रक्तानि च (white and red)

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

• पीतैः: with yellow (ones)
• पीतैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial adjective)

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of the Revā, a devotee arranges auspicious garments—white, red, and yellow—before a small altar; Śiva’s presence is implied as a blessing over the act promising svarga after death.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Svarga
• Gaurī
• Vastra (garments)
• Revā (Narmadā) Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and sacred-place observance, affirmed by Śiva, yield exalted posthumous results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context of Revā Khaṇḍa, with proximity to Gaurī/Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use/offer auspicious garments of various colors (white, red, yellow) in the associated worship/charity sequence.