Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

त्रिभिस्तथा चतुर्भिर्वा वर्षैर्मासैस्तथैव च । मुच्यन्ते कलिदोषैस्ते देवेशानसमर्चनात्

Transliteration

tribhistathā caturbhirvā varṣairmāsaistathaiva ca | mucyante kalidoṣaiste deveśānasamarcanāt

Translation

Dù trong ba hay bốn năm—hoặc cũng có thể chỉ trong vài tháng—họ được giải thoát khỏi các lỗi lầm của thời Kali nhờ phụng thờ Īśāna, Đấng Chúa tể của chư thiên.

Word by Word

• त्रिभिः: by three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द-समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• चतुर्भिः: by four
• चतुर्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द-समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• वर्षैः: by years
• वर्षैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मासैः: by months
• मासैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

• मुच्यन्ते: (they) are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• कलि-दोषैः: from the faults of Kali
• कलि-दोषैः: Karana (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवेशान-समर्चनात्: from/through the proper worship of Deveśāna (Śiva)
• देवेशान-समर्चनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशान (प्रातिपदिक; देव-ईशान) + समर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees perform Īśāna-arcana with bilva leaves, water, and lamps at a simple Śiva shrine near the river; a symbolic dark haze of Kali-doṣa dissipates over time (months/years) as worship continues.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Īśāna (Śiva)
• Deveśa (Lord of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-worship (Īśāna arcana) is taught as a potent antidote to Kali-yuga’s spiritual impurities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse stresses deity-worship rather than naming a site, but it occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained worship of Īśāna for a defined duration (months, or three/four years) to be freed from Kali-doṣas.