Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 182

Devanagari script

भारभूत्यां मृतानां तु नराणां भावितात्मनाम् । अनिवर्तिका गती राजञ्छिवलोकान्निरन्तरम्

Transliteration

bhārabhūtyāṃ mṛtānāṃ tu narāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | anivartikā gatī rājañchivalokānnirantaram

Translation

اے راجن! بھار بھوتیا میں جو ضبطِ نفس اور دھیان والے لوگ وفات پاتے ہیں، ان کی گتی اَنِوَرت (ناقابلِ واپسی) ہے؛ وہ لگاتار شِو لوک کو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• bhārabhūtyām: in Bhārabhūti (place/name)
• bhārabhūtyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārabhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mṛtānām: of the dead
• mṛtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from mṛ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / सामान्य-बहुवचनार्थ (genitive plural), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) narāṇām प्रति

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• narāṇām: of men
• narāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhāvita-ātmanām: of those whose selves are purified/controlled
• bhāvita-ātmanām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from bhū/√bhāv (धातु)) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (bhāvitaḥ ātmā yeṣām), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) narāṇām प्रति

• anivartikā: non-returning
• anivartikā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anivartika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) gatī प्रति

• gatī: the course/destination
• gatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śiva-lokāt: from Śiva’s world
• śiva-lokāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (śivasya lokaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• nirantaram: continuously
• nirantaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative), नित्यत्वार्थ (meaning 'continuously/without break')

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from nearby context in Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhārabhūtyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene ascetic or disciplined devotee lies at the riverside in final moments, mind absorbed; above, a luminous path opens toward Śiva’s realm, with subtle attendants (gaṇas) guiding the soul upward.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivaloka
• Bhārabhūtyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sanctified death at a praised tīrtha, when joined with inner purification, is said to grant a non-returning destiny in Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhārabhūtyā, presented as a place whose contact grants direct access to Śivaloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on the spiritual condition (bhāvitātman) and the sanctity of dying at the tīrtha.