Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अग्निमित्यादि जाप्यानि ऋग्वेदी जपते तु यः । रुद्रान् पुरुषसूक्तं च श्लोकाध्यायं च शुक्रियम्

Transliteration

agnimityādi jāpyāni ṛgvedī japate tu yaḥ | rudrān puruṣasūktaṃ ca ślokādhyāyaṃ ca śukriyam

Translation

جو رِگ ویدی ‘اَگنِم…’ سے شروع ہونے والے جپّیہ منتر جپتا ہے، اور رُدر کے ستوتر، پوروُش سوکت، اور مقدّس شُکریہ ادھیائے کے شلوک بھی پڑھتا ہے—

Word by Word

• agnim: ‘Agni’ (word/incipit)
• agnim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (उद्धृतपद)

• iti: thus/‘…’
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• ādi: beginning with, etc.
• ādi: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’ (समासान्त/विशेषण)

• jāpyāni: to be repeated (as japa)
• jāpyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāpya (कृदन्त; √jap)
• Form: भाव्य/अनीयरर्थक कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be recited’

• ṛgvedī: a Ṛgvedin (Ṛgveda follower)
• ṛgvedī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛgveda (प्रातिपदिक) + -in (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (belonging to Ṛgveda)

• japate: recites/repeats
• japate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• rudrān: Rudra (hymns/chapters)
• rudrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; (रुद्राध्याय/रुद्रपाठ)

• puruṣa-sūktam: Puruṣa-sūkta
• puruṣa-sūktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sūkta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषस्य सूक्तम्)

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

• śloka-adhyāyam: chapter of verses
• śloka-adhyāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्लोकानाम् अध्यायः)

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

• śukriyam: Śukriya (text/hymn)
• śukriyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (विशेष-नाम/पाठ)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Ṛgvedin ascetic/pilgrim seated facing a small sacred fire or lamp, chanting ‘Agnim…’ with measured hand-counting; beside him a Rudra-linga shrine; manuscripts and water pot indicate disciplined study and japa.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Agni
• Rudra
• Puruṣasūkta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic japa performed with faith is presented as a meritorious discipline aligned with Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs in the Revā Khaṇḍa context, i.e., the Narmadā/Revā sacred region (Revā-kṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa of Ṛgvedic recitations including mantras beginning with “agnim…,” Rudra hymns, and the Puruṣa-sūkta.