Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

रेवौरिसंगमे ह्याद्यं द्वितीयं भृगुकच्छके । ततः सिद्धिं परां प्राप्य प्रभासे तु तृतीयकम्

Transliteration

revaurisaṃgame hyādyaṃ dvitīyaṃ bhṛgukacchake | tataḥ siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpya prabhāse tu tṛtīyakam

Translation

الأول عند ملتقى نهر ريفا بالبحر، والثاني في بهريغوكاتشا. ثم بعد نيل السِّدهي العليا يكون الثالث في برابهاسا.

Word by Word

• रेवौरीसंगमे: at the confluence of Revā and Urī
• रेवौरीसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + उरी + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (रेवायाः उर्याः संगमः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• आद्यम्: the first
• आद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वितीयम्: the second
• द्वितीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भृगुकच्छके: at Bhṛgukacchaka
• भृगुकच्छके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + कच्छक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भृगोः कच्छकः)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Krama (Sequence marker/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थ (then/thereafter)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• तृतीयकम्: the third
• तृतीयकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-samudra-saṅgama; Bhṛgukaccha; Prabhāsa

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa/Bhārata)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A three-panel journey: (1) river meets the sea with pilgrims and Soma worshipping; (2) Bhṛgukaccha shrine/port city with liṅga worship; (3) Prabhāsa with grand coastal temple and radiant siddhi moment.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Bhṛgukaccha (Bharuch)
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is presented as a graduated path—moving through renowned tīrthas culminates in higher siddhi (spiritual attainment).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā–ocean confluence, Bhṛgukaccha (Bharuch), and Prabhāsa are highlighted as key stations of merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A sequence of tīrtha-performance is implied—undertaking the prescribed rites/observances at these locations in order.