Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यति पिङ्गेशं तस्य वासस्त्रिविष्टपे । भविष्यति सुरैरुक्तं शृणोति सकलं जगत्

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyati piṅgeśaṃ tasya vāsastriviṣṭape | bhaviṣyati surairuktaṃ śṛṇoti sakalaṃ jagat

Translation

اور وہ پِنگیش کی پوجا کرے گا؛ اس کے لیے تریوِشٹپ (سورگ) میں قیام ہوگا۔ یوں دیوتاؤں کے کہے ہوئے اس فرمان کو سارا جگت سنتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• पिङ्गेशम्: Piṅgeśa (the tawny/bright Lord)
• पिङ्गेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्ग + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (पिङ्गः ईशः)

• तस्य: of him/that (of that one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• वासः: dwelling, residence
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• त्रिविष्टपे: in heaven / in the three-world realm
• त्रिविष्टपे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः—द्विगु (त्रयः विष्टपाः) = ‘three worlds/heaven’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Devas (proclamation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṅgeśa (Śiva) in Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a riverside Śiva shrine: the devotee, still in simple wet cloth, offers Narmadā water to a golden-hued (piṅga) liṅga; above, gods in the sky proclaim the fruit, and the scene feels like a public cosmic announcement.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgeśa (Piṅgaleśvara)
• Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship joined with tīrtha-observance and charity yields exalted spiritual reward, described as heavenly residence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piṅgeśa/Piṅgaleśvara connected with the Devakhāta tīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After the tīrtha observances, worship Piṅgeśa; the stated fruit is residence in Triviṣṭapa.