Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.3.3.17 (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 2.3.3.17

उपवासेन यः प्राणान्वह्नितीर्थे जयेन्नरः ।
उपवासत्रयं कृत्वा पूजयित्वा जनार्द्दनम् ।
नरः पावकतीर्थेऽस्मिन्स भवेत्पावकोपमः ॥ १७ ॥

upavāsena yaḥ prāṇānvahnitīrthe jayennaraḥ |
upavāsatrayaṃ kṛtvā pūjayitvā janārddanam |
naraḥ pāvakatīrthe'sminsa bhavetpāvakopamaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.3.3.17 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 (2.3.3.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upavasa, Yah, Prana, Tirtha, Nara, Nri, Traya, Kritva, Kritvan, Pavaka, Idam, Pavakopama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.3.3.17). 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: “upavāsena yaḥ prāṇānvahnitīrthe jayennaraḥ
  • upavāsena -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jayen -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “upavāsatrayaṃ kṛtvā pūjayitvā janārddanam
  • upavāsa -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjayitvā* -
  • Cannot analyse janārddanam
  • Line 3: “naraḥ pāvakatīrthe'sminsa bhavetpāvakopamaḥ
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pāvaka -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrthe' -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pāvakopamaḥ -
  • pāvakopama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.3.3.17

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 2.3.3.17 in Bengali sript:
উপবাসেন যঃ প্রাণান্বহ্নিতীর্থে জযেন্নরঃ ।
উপবাসত্রযং কৃত্বা পূজযিত্বা জনার্দ্দনম্ ।
নরঃ পাবকতীর্থেঽস্মিন্স ভবেত্পাবকোপমঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 2.3.3.17 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪವಾಸೇನ ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ವಹ್ನಿತೀರ್ಥೇ ಜಯೇನ್ನರಃ ।
ಉಪವಾಸತ್ರಯಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪೂಜಯಿತ್ವಾ ಜನಾರ್ದ್ದನಮ್ ।
ನರಃ ಪಾವಕತೀರ್ಥೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ ಭವೇತ್ಪಾವಕೋಪಮಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.3.3.17 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપવાસેન યઃ પ્રાણાન્વહ્નિતીર્થે જયેન્નરઃ ।
ઉપવાસત્રયં કૃત્વા પૂજયિત્વા જનાર્દ્દનમ્ ।
નરઃ પાવકતીર્થેઽસ્મિન્સ ભવેત્પાવકોપમઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 2.3.3.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപവാസേന യഃ പ്രാണാന്വഹ്നിതീര്ഥേ ജയേന്നരഃ ।
ഉപവാസത്രയം കൃത്വാ പൂജയിത്വാ ജനാര്ദ്ദനമ് ।
നരഃ പാവകതീര്ഥേഽസ്മിന്സ ഭവേത്പാവകോപമഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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