Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एतत्पुण्यं पापहरं धन्यं दुःस्वप्ननाशनम् । पठतां शृण्वतां चैव तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

etatpuṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ dhanyaṃ duḥsvapnanāśanam | paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam

Translation

یہ بہترین تیرتھ-ماہاتمیہ نہایت پُنیہ بخش، پاپ ہَرنے والا، مبارکی عطا کرنے والا اور بُرے خوابوں کو مٹانے والا ہے—جو اسے پڑھتے ہیں اور جو اسے سنتے ہیں، دونوں کے لیے۔

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (demonstrative adjective)

• puṇyam: merit; holy (thing)
• puṇyam: Karma/Pradhāna (Object/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• pāpa-haram: sin-removing
• pāpa-haram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pāpasya haraḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dhanyam: blessed; auspicious
• dhanyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• duḥsvapna-nāśanam: destroyer of bad dreams
• duḥsvapna-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥsvapna (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (duḥsvapnasya nāśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• paṭhatām: of those who recite/read
• paṭhatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले (लट्-अर्थे) शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तम्; षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘पठत्’ (reading) इत्यस्य षष्ठी-बहुवचन (of those who read)

• śṛṇvatām: of those who listen
• śṛṇvatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले (लट्-अर्थे) शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तम्; षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘शृण्वत्’ (hearing) इत्यस्य षष्ठी-बहुवचन (of those who listen)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• tīrtha-māhātmyam: the greatness of the pilgrimage place
• tīrtha-māhātmyam: Karma/Pradhāna (Object/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tīrthasya māhātmyam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya (general phala-śruti)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A recitation assembly by the riverbank: a sage recites the tīrtha-māhātmya to attentive listeners; the river glows, and dark dream-forms dissolve into light.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa and pāṭha of tīrtha-māhātmya are themselves dharmic acts that purify the mind and life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha being narrated; the verse serves as a general phalaśruti for the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (pāṭha) and listening (śravaṇa) to the tīrtha-māhātmya.