Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सत्रयाजी फलं यच्च लभते द्वादशाब्दिकम् । श्रुत्वा सकृच्च रेवायाश्चरितं तत्फलं लभेत्

Transliteration

satrayājī phalaṃ yacca labhate dvādaśābdikam | śrutvā sakṛcca revāyāścaritaṃ tatphalaṃ labhet

Translation

سَتر یَگ کرنے والا بارہ برس میں جو ثواب پاتا ہے، رِیوا کے چرتِر کو صرف ایک بار سن لینے سے وہی ثواب حاصل ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• satrayājī: a performer of a satra-sacrifice
• satrayājī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra (सत्र-प्रातिपदिक) + yājin (याजिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सत्रं यजते इति)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative)

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

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• dvādaśa-ābdikam: pertaining to twelve years
• dvādaśa-ābdikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (द्वादश-संख्याशब्द) + ābdika (आब्दिक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश-अब्दानां सम्बन्धि)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: once)

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

• revāyāḥ: of Reva (Narmadā)
• revāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (रेवा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• caritam: deeds, narrative
• caritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carita (चरित-प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from चर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; भाव/कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कृदन्त-नाम

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तद् (correlative)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (वैकल्पिक-प्रयोगः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand satra-yajña is shown in the background as a faint tableau (altars, priests, fires), while in the foreground a single listener hears Revā-carita; the imagery implies equivalence of fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Satra-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic śravaṇa, when focused on a liberating tīrtha like Revā, is portrayed as an efficient path to great religious merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā, through her carita (māhātmya narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing the Revā-carita even once is recommended and equated with the fruit of long-term yajña practice.