Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एताञ्जप्यांस्तु यो भक्त्या यजुर्वेदी जपेद्यदि । देवव्रतं वामदेव्यं पुरुषर्षभमेव च

Transliteration

etāñjapyāṃstu yo bhaktyā yajurvedī japedyadi | devavrataṃ vāmadevyaṃ puruṣarṣabhameva ca

Translation

اگر کوئی یجرویدی بھکتی کے ساتھ انہی جپوں کا جپ کرے—دیَوَورت، وامدیویہ اور نیز پُرُشَرشبھ سمیت—

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), बहुवचनम्; Demonstrative pronoun, Masculine, Accusative plural

• जप्यान्: to be recited
• जप्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जप् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Gerundive (to be recited), Masculine, Accusative plural

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः/अवधारणार्थकः; particle (but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Relative pronoun, Masculine, Nominative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्; Feminine, Instrumental singular

• यजुर्वेदी: a Yajurveda-knower
• यजुर्वेदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Nominative singular (one versed in Yajurveda)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Parasmaipada; should recite

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्ययम्; conditional conjunction

• देवव्रतम्: Devavrata (name/mantra)
• देवव्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Accusative singular; देवस्य व्रतम् (divine vow/name)

• वामदेव्यम्: Vāmadevya (name/mantra)
• वामदेव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव + य (प्रातिपदिक; समास/तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Accusative singular; वामदेवसम्बन्धि (pertaining to Vāmadeva/name)

• पुरुषर्षभम्: Puruṣarṣabha (best of men/name)
• पुरुषर्षभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Accusative singular; पुरुषाणाम् ऋषभः (best of men/name)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्; conjunction

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (unspecified sub-tīrtha in this verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Yajurvedin pilgrim seated on kuśa grass on a Narmadā bank, counting japa with a rudrākṣa mālā, while a small Śiva-liṅga shrine and flowing river frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Yajurveda
• Devavrata
• Vāmadevya
• Puruṣarṣabha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti-infused Vedic chanting is upheld as spiritually efficacious and dharmically recommended.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region) as presented in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa by a Yajurvedin of named hymns/sections such as Devavrata and Vāmadevya.