Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

यज्ञैर्दानैर्जपैर्होमैस्तीर्थैर्व्रतसमुच्चयैः । वेदादिप्रोक्तैरन्यैश्च साध्यांल्लोकानिमान्विदुः

Transliteration

yajñairdānairjapairhomaistīrthairvratasamuccayaiḥ | vedādiproktairanyaiśca sādhyāṃllokānimānviduḥ

Translation

Nhờ các lễ tế (yajña), bố thí (dāna), trì tụng (japa), cúng lửa (homa), hành hương đến các bến thánh (tīrtha) và tích lũy các giới nguyện (vrata)—cùng những pháp tu khác do Veda và các giáo điển liên hệ truyền dạy—người ta biết rằng các cõi giới này có thể đạt đến.

Word by Word

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• dānaiḥ: by gifts/charity
• dānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• japaiḥ: by recitations
• japaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• homaiḥ: by oblations
• homaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tīrthaiḥ: by pilgrimages/sacred fords
• tīrthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• vrata-samuccayaiḥ: by accumulations of vows
• vrata-samuccayaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata + samuccaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘by collections of vows’

• veda-ādi-proktaiḥ: by (means) taught in the Vedas and others
• veda-ādi-proktaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + ādi + prokta (pra+√vac + kta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अन्यैः इत्यनेन सह विशेषणम्; ‘by those stated in the Vedas etc.’

• anyaiḥ: by other (means)
• anyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• sādhyān: to be attained/achievable
• sādhyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; लोकान् इति विशेषण

• lokān: worlds
• lokān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• imān: these
• imān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; लोकान् इति विशेषण

• viduḥ: they know/declare
• viduḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage of sādhana: a yajña-śālā with fire altar, a devotee giving dāna, a sage doing japa with mālā, homa offerings into flames, pilgrims bathing at a river-ghāṭa, and vrata observance—arranged as a single narrative frieze.

Characters & Entities

• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic Dharma is practical: disciplined worship, charity, mantra, fire-rites, vows, and pilgrimage collectively mature into spiritual merit and higher attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is specified; the verse broadly praises tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) as a meritorious means.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It lists core practices—yajña, dāna, japa, homa, tīrtha-sevā, and vrata—endorsed by Vedic teaching as means to attain higher realms.