Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.55.17 (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 5.3.55.17

परस्परं वदन्त्येवं पुण्यतीर्थमिदं परम् ।
यथा हि गयाशिरः पुण्यं पूर्वमेव पठ्यते ।
तथा रेवातटे पुण्यं शूलभेदं न संशयः ॥ १७ ॥

parasparaṃ vadantyevaṃ puṇyatīrthamidaṃ param |
yathā hi gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ pūrvameva paṭhyate |
tathā revātaṭe puṇyaṃ śūlabhedaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.55.17 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 (5.3.55.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parasparam, Paraspara, Vadat, Vadanti, Evam, Eva, Punyatirtha, Idam, Param, Para, Yatha, Gayashiras, Gayashira, Punya, Purvam, Purva, Tatha, Reva, Ata, Shulabheda, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.55.17). 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: “parasparaṃ vadantyevaṃ puṇyatīrthamidaṃ param
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadantye -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyatīrtham -
  • puṇyatīrtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyatīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyatīrthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yathā hi gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ pūrvameva paṭhyate
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gayāśiraḥ -
  • gayāśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gayāśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭhyate -
  • paṭh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “tathā revātaṭe puṇyaṃ śūlabhedaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • revāt -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aṭe -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • śūlabhedam -
  • śūlabheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.55.17

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 5.3.55.17 in Bengali sript:
পরস্পরং বদন্ত্যেবং পুণ্যতীর্থমিদং পরম্ ।
যথা হি গযাশিরঃ পুণ্যং পূর্বমেব পঠ্যতে ।
তথা রেবাতটে পুণ্যং শূলভেদং ন সংশযঃ ॥ 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 5.3.55.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ವದನ್ತ್ಯೇವಂ ಪುಣ್ಯತೀರ್ಥಮಿದಂ ಪರಮ್ ।
ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ಗಯಾಶಿರಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಪೂರ್ವಮೇವ ಪಠ್ಯತೇ ।
ತಥಾ ರೇವಾತಟೇ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಶೂಲಭೇದಂ ನ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.55.17 in Gujarati sript:
પરસ્પરં વદન્ત્યેવં પુણ્યતીર્થમિદં પરમ્ ।
યથા હિ ગયાશિરઃ પુણ્યં પૂર્વમેવ પઠ્યતે ।
તથા રેવાતટે પુણ્યં શૂલભેદં ન સંશયઃ ॥ 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 5.3.55.17 in Malayalam sript:
പരസ്പരം വദന്ത്യേവം പുണ്യതീര്ഥമിദം പരമ് ।
യഥാ ഹി ഗയാശിരഃ പുണ്യം പൂര്വമേവ പഠ്യതേ ।
തഥാ രേവാതടേ പുണ്യം ശൂലഭേദം ന സംശയഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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