Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रोक्तं सूक्तं जपति यो द्विजः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

ṛgyajuḥsāmamantroktaṃ sūktaṃ japati yo dvijaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

جو دِوِج (دو بار جنما) رِگ، یجُس اور سام وید کے منتروں میں بتائے گئے سوکت کا جپ کرتا ہے، وہ سب گناہوں سے پاک ہو کر وِشنو لوک کو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ऋक्: Ṛg (Veda)
• ऋक्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Feminine, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• यजुः: Yajus (Veda)
• यजुः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• साम: Sāma (Veda)
• साम: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन्/साम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• मन्त्र: mantra
• मन्त्र: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Masculine, Nom/Acc, Singular (as compound member)

• उक्तम्: uttered/recited
• उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• सूक्तम्: hymn
• सूक्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• जपति: recites
• जपति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular (relative pronoun)

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Masculine, Nom, Singular (as compound member)

• पाप: sins
• पाप: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अर्थतः), बहुवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Ablative sense, Plural (as compound member)

• विनिर्मुक्तः: freed
• विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नि-√मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विष्णोः लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija sits on kuśa-grass mat near a riverbank/temple courtyard, counting japa on a mālā, with a Vedic manuscript open; the atmosphere is serene, suggesting pāpa-kṣaya and ascent toward Viṣṇu-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic mantra-japa, when directed as sacred hymn-recitation, is portrayed as a purifying path culminating in communion with Viṣṇu (Viṣṇuloka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographic tirtha is named; the ‘destination’ is theological—Viṣṇuloka—highlighting the salvific fruit of japa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite (japa) a Veda-mantra-grounded sūkta (Ṛg/Yajus/Sāma tradition), promising purification from sins and attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm.