Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

संन्यासं कुरुते योऽत्र तीर्थे विधिसमन्वितम् । ध्यायन्नित्यं महादेवं स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्

Transliteration

saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yo'tra tīrthe vidhisamanvitam | dhyāyannityaṃ mahādevaṃ sa gacchetparamaṃ padam

Translation

جو اس تیرتھ میں شاستری ودھی کے مطابق سنیاس دھارن کرے اور نِتّ مہادیو کا دھیان کرتا رہے، وہ پرم پد کو پہنچتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• संन्यासम्: renunciation
• संन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• कुरुते: does, undertakes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• विधि-समन्वितम्: endowed with proper rites
• विधि-समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, सम्+अन्वि+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying संन्यासम्)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

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

• गच्छेत्: would go, attains
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञा), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person, Singular (Parasmaipada)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying पदम्)

• पदम्: state, abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (specific named sub-tīrtha not explicit in the verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (rājan) per the surrounding context.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renunciant at the Narmadā/Revā bank, taking saṃnyāsa with ritual implements, then seated in still meditation on Mahādeva; a Śiva shrine nearby, river flowing, ascetic calm.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Saṃnyāsa
• Dhyāna
• Tīrtha
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Renunciation grounded in scriptural discipline, joined with steady Śiva-meditation, is presented as a direct path to the highest liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva-affirming Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha in Āvantya Khaṇḍa, praised for enabling saṃnyāsa and mokṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking saṃnyāsa according to vidhi (proper procedure) and practicing daily Mahādeva-dhyāna.