Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये कुले जायेत रूपवान् । कृत्वाभिषेकविधिना हयमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

suvarṇamaṇimuktāḍhye kule jāyeta rūpavān | kṛtvābhiṣekavidhinā hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

وہ سونے، جواہرات اور موتیوں سے مالا مال خاندان میں خوبصورت صورت کے ساتھ دوبارہ جنم لیتا ہے؛ اور ابھشیک (تقدیسی غسل) کی وِدھی کے مطابق کر کے اشومیدھ یَجْیَ کا پھل پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये: in (a family) rich in gold, gems and pearls
• सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + मणि + मुक्ता + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative qualifier)

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• जायेत: would be born
• जायेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)

• अभिषेकविधिना: by the rite of consecration
• अभिषेकविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• हयमेधफलं: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• हयमेधफलं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (abhiṣeka-tīrtha)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performs abhiṣeka-snāna at a luminous river-ford; attendants hold golden vessels; the river glitters like gems, suggesting rebirth into a jewel-rich lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Abhiṣeka
• Aśvamedha (Hayamedha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-abhiṣeka can confer great sacrificial merit, showing Purāṇic emphasis on accessible dharma through pilgrimage and ritual purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha where abhiṣeka is performed; the verse highlights its extraordinary equivalence to major Vedic sacrifice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka-vidhi—performing the prescribed consecratory bathing/ritual at the tīrtha.