Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

पुत्रप्राप्तिकरं तीर्थं रेवायाश्चोत्तरे तटे । अनसूयाकृतं पार्थ सर्वपापक्षयं परम्

Transliteration

putraprāptikaraṃ tīrthaṃ revāyāścottare taṭe | anasūyākṛtaṃ pārtha sarvapāpakṣayaṃ param

Translation

O Pārtha, am nördlichen Ufer der Revā gibt es eine Tīrtha, die das Erlangen von Nachkommenschaft gewährt. Von Anasūyā gestiftet, ist sie höchst wirksam zur Vernichtung aller Sünden.

Word by Word

• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-करम्: causing attainment of a son
• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-करम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उपपद/षष्ठीभाव) ‘पुत्रप्राप्तिं करोति इति’; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्म/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (described object)

• रेवायाः: of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘तटे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• अनसूया-कृतम्: made by Anasūyā
• अनसूया-कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘अनसूयया कृतम्’; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्व-पाप-क्षयम्: destroying all sins
• सर्व-पाप-क्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ‘सर्वेषां पापानां क्षयः’; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate continuation at 110: “śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca”)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Anasūyā-kṛta Putraprāptikara Tīrtha (on Revā’s north bank)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed explicitly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Narmadā riverbank on the north side with a marked ford/ghāṭa; pilgrims performing snāna and offering arghya; Anasūyā’s presence indicated by a small āśrama shrine; a couple praying for a child, with auspicious light over the water.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Anasūyā
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is dharma in motion: visiting and honoring a tīrtha can remove sin and support righteous household aspirations like progeny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Anasūyā-kṛta Tīrtha on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage to the tīrtha is implied as the means to gain putra-prāpti and sarva-pāpa-kṣaya (typically via snāna, dāna, and worship at the ford).