Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.247 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 1.1.17.247

श्रेयःप्राप्तयेकबुद्ध्या वै प्रयत्नाल्लिंगपूजनम् ।
कार्यं दीक्षा परैर्नित्यं सर्वपापोपशांतये ॥ २४७ ॥

śreyaḥprāptayekabuddhyā vai prayatnālliṃgapūjanam |
kāryaṃ dīkṣā parairnityaṃ sarvapāpopaśāṃtaye || 247 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.247 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.17.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Prapti, Buddhi, Prayatna, Linga, Pujana, Karya, Diksha, Para, Nityam, Nitya, Sarvapapa, Upashanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.247). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śreyaḥprāptayekabuddhyā vai prayatnālliṃgapūjanam
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • prāptaye -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhyā* -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • prayatnāl -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • liṅga -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kāryaṃ dīkṣā parairnityaṃ sarvapāpopaśāṃtaye
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • dīkṣā -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parair -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvapāpo -
  • sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upaśāntaye -
  • upaśānti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.247

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.247 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেযঃপ্রাপ্তযেকবুদ্ধ্যা বৈ প্রযত্নাল্লিংগপূজনম্ ।
কার্যং দীক্ষা পরৈর্নিত্যং সর্বপাপোপশাংতযে ॥ ২৪৭ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.247 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಯಃಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಯೇಕಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ವೈ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಾಲ್ಲಿಂಗಪೂಜನಮ್ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ದೀಕ್ಷಾ ಪರೈರ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪೋಪಶಾಂತಯೇ ॥ ೨೪೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.247 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેયઃપ્રાપ્તયેકબુદ્ધ્યા વૈ પ્રયત્નાલ્લિંગપૂજનમ્ ।
કાર્યં દીક્ષા પરૈર્નિત્યં સર્વપાપોપશાંતયે ॥ ૨૪૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.247 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രേയഃപ്രാപ്തയേകബുദ്ധ്യാ വൈ പ്രയത്നാല്ലിംഗപൂജനമ് ।
കാര്യം ദീക്ഷാ പരൈര്നിത്യം സര്വപാപോപശാംതയേ ॥ ൨൪൭ ॥

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