Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

भवभारार्तजन्तूनां रेवातीरनिवासिनाम् । भर्गश्च भगवांश्चैव भवभीतिविभेदनौ

Transliteration

bhavabhārārtajantūnāṃ revātīranivāsinām | bhargaśca bhagavāṃścaiva bhavabhītivibhedanau

Translation

للمخلوقاتِ المكدودةِ بثِقلِ عبءِ الوجودِ الدنيوي، ولا سيّما الساكنين على ضفافِ ريفا، فإنَّ بهارغا (شيفا) والربَّ المباركَ (فيشنو) هما الاثنان اللذان يَشُقّان خوفَ السَّمسارا.

Word by Word

• भवभारार्तजन्तूनाम्: of creatures afflicted by the burden of worldly existence
• भवभारार्तजन्तूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य भारः तेन आर्ताः जन्तवः)

• रेवातीरनिवासिनाम्: of the dwellers on the bank of the Revā
• रेवातीरनिवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (रेवातीर-निवासिनः)

• भर्गः: Bharga (a name of Śiva)
• भर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')

• भवभीतिविभेदनौ: the two who destroy fear of worldly existence
• भवभीतिविभेदनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + भीति (प्रातिपदिक) + विभेदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भव-भीतेः विभेदनौ) विशेषण (भर्गः, भगवान्)

Speaker

Deductively: Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Weary beings carrying heavy loads (symbolic saṃsāra-bhāra) arrive at the Revā riverbank; Śiva as Bharga and Viṣṇu as Bhagavān stand as compassionate guardians, splitting a dark cloud of fear with light.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Bharga (Śiva)
• Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At the Revā-tīra, devotion to Śiva (Bharga) and the Lord (Viṣṇu) breaks the fear born of saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā-tīra—the sacred banks of the Revā/Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the implied practice is worshipful reliance on Bharga (Śiva) and Bhagavān (Viṣṇu) at Revā-tīra.