Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तस्माद्भर्गसरित्तीरे स्थापयित्वा त्रियम्बकम् । वियुक्तः सर्वदोषैस्त्वं यास्यसे पदमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tasmādbhargasarittīre sthāpayitvā triyambakam | viyuktaḥ sarvadoṣaistvaṃ yāsyase padamuttamam

Translation

Darum errichte am Ufer des Flusses Bhargā Triyambaka, den dreiaugigen Herrn. Von allen Makeln gelöst, wirst du die höchste Wohnstatt erlangen.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Connector (Reason/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-शब्दः (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that’

• भर्गसरित्तीरे: on the bank of the Bharga river
• भर्गसरित्तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग + सरित् + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—भर्गसरितः तीरम्

• स्थापयित्वा: having installed
• स्थापयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• त्रियम्बकम्: Triyambaka (the three-eyed Śiva)
• त्रियम्बकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—त्रीणि अम्बकानि यस्य सः (three-eyed)

• वियुक्तः: freed/separated
• वियुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भावे ‘separated/freed’

• सर्वदोषैः: from all faults
• सर्वदोषैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वे दोषाः

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यास्यसे: you will go
• यास्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brahmā (narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhargā-sarit-tīra

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Bhargā riverbank, a devotee establishes Triyambaka; the three-eyed Śiva presence is suggested through a radiant liṅga and subtle third-eye motif in the aura; the scene culminates in ascent toward a luminous ‘uttama pada’.

Characters & Entities

• Bhargā River
• Triyambaka (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecrating and worshiping Śiva at a sanctified riverbank leads to purification and the attainment of the supreme goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhargā-sarit-tīra (the bank of the Bhargā River), within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Triyambaka (Śiva) sthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā at Bhargā riverbank, aimed at removal of दोष and attainment of the highest state.