Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.179.16 (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 5.3.179.16

पुष्पैरन्यैर्यथालाभं यो नरः पूजयेच्छिवम् ।
नैरन्तर्येण षण्मासं योऽर्चयेद्गौतमेश्वरम् ।
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मृतः शिवपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ १६ ॥

puṣpairanyairyathālābhaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayecchivam |
nairantaryeṇa ṣaṇmāsaṃ yo'rcayedgautameśvaram |
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet || 16 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.179.16 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 (5.3.179.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpa, Anya, Yatha, Alabha, Yah, Nara, Nri, Shivam, Shiva, Nairantarya, Shanmasa, Gautameshvara, Sarva, Kama, Ava, Mrita, Shivapur, Shivapura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.179.16). 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: “puṣpairanyairyathālābhaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayecchivam
  • puṣpair -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anyair -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alābham -
  • alābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūjayecch -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nairantaryeṇa ṣaṇmāsaṃ yo'rcayedgautameśvaram
  • nairantaryeṇa -
  • nairantarya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṣaṇmāsam -
  • ṣaṇmāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcayed -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • gautameśvaram -
  • gautameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gautameśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “sarvānkāmānavāpnoti mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • mṛtaḥ -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • śivapuram -
  • śivapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivapur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.179.16

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 5.3.179.16 in Bengali sript:
পুষ্পৈরন্যৈর্যথালাভং যো নরঃ পূজযেচ্ছিবম্ ।
নৈরন্তর্যেণ ষণ্মাসং যোঽর্চযেদ্গৌতমেশ্বরম্ ।
সর্বান্কামানবাপ্নোতি মৃতঃ শিবপুরং ব্রজেত্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.3.179.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಷ್ಪೈರನ್ಯೈರ್ಯಥಾಲಾಭಂ ಯೋ ನರಃ ಪೂಜಯೇಚ್ಛಿವಮ್ ।
ನೈರನ್ತರ್ಯೇಣ ಷಣ್ಮಾಸಂ ಯೋಽರ್ಚಯೇದ್ಗೌತಮೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಕಾಮಾನವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಮೃತಃ ಶಿವಪುರಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.179.16 in Gujarati sript:
પુષ્પૈરન્યૈર્યથાલાભં યો નરઃ પૂજયેચ્છિવમ્ ।
નૈરન્તર્યેણ ષણ્માસં યોઽર્ચયેદ્ગૌતમેશ્વરમ્ ।
સર્વાન્કામાનવાપ્નોતિ મૃતઃ શિવપુરં વ્રજેત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.3.179.16 in Malayalam sript:
പുഷ്പൈരന്യൈര്യഥാലാഭം യോ നരഃ പൂജയേച്ഛിവമ് ।
നൈരന്തര്യേണ ഷണ്മാസം യോഽര്ചയേദ്ഗൌതമേശ്വരമ് ।
സര്വാന്കാമാനവാപ്നോതി മൃതഃ ശിവപുരം വ്രജേത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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