Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

अन्येऽपि बहवस्तत्र मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । क्रीडन्ति देवताः सर्व ऋषयः सतपोधनाः

Transliteration

anye'pi bahavastatra munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ | krīḍanti devatāḥ sarva ṛṣayaḥ satapodhanāḥ

Translation

Viele andere Munis—berühmt durch ihre Gelübde—waren dort zugegen; und auch alle Gottheiten spielten dort, zusammen mit all den ṛṣis, reich an dem Schatz der Askese.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'अन्ये/मुनयः')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शंसितव्रताः: of praised vows
• शंसितव्रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित (कृदन्त, क्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (शंसितं व्रतं येषाम्/शंसितव्रताः)

• क्रीडन्ति: play/sport
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'ऋषयः')

• ऋषयः: seers/sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सतपोधनाः: whose wealth is true austerity
• सतपोधनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सतपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (सतपोधनं येषाम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) mahā-tīrtha ambience (specific spot unnamed in verse)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive yet sacred riverside: numerous austerity-rich ṛṣis and radiant devas together, some in playful movement (‘krīḍanti’) without losing sanctity; celestial light, flower-rain, and the Revā shimmering; hermitages and altars dot the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Devatās
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not merely a location but a divine field where tapas, vows, and celestial presence converge, magnifying spiritual benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting on/near the Revā (Narmadā), in the lead-up to Yodhanīpura’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; the verse emphasizes the atmosphere of vowed sages and divine presence.