Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थं च विशोकासङ्गमस्तथा । वागीश्वरं नाम तीर्थं पुण्यो वै वागुसङ्गमः

Transliteration

māṇḍavyāśramatīrthaṃ ca viśokāsaṅgamastathā | vāgīśvaraṃ nāma tīrthaṃ puṇyo vai vāgusaṅgamaḥ

Translation

Ferner gibt es das Tīrtha der Einsiedelei Māṇḍavyas und ebenso den Zusammenfluss der Viśokā; das Tīrtha namens Vāgīśvara; und wahrlich den Zusammenfluss der Vāgu, berühmt als heilig.

Word by Word

• माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थम्: the Māṇḍavya-āśrama sacred ford
• माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम-निर्देश/कर्मरूपे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशोकासङ्गमः: the Viśoka confluence
• विशोकासङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वागीश्वरम्: Vāgīśvara (name of a tīrtha)
• वागीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (तीर्थनाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निर्देशक अव्यय (quotative/‘by name’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्यः: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (विशेषण)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वागुसङ्गमः: the Vāgu confluence
• वागुसङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṇḍavyāśrama-tīrtha; Viśokā-saṅgama; Vāgīśvara-tīrtha; Vāgu-saṅgama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim group on the Narmadā bank, pointing to a sage’s hermitage grove and a visible confluence where two streams meet; a small shrine labeled Vāgīśvara near the waterline.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya-āśrama-tīrtha
• Viśokā-saṅgama
• Vāgīśvara
• Vāgu-saṅgama
• Sage Māṇḍavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hermitages and confluences are both dharma-centers: the sage’s āśrama represents disciplined living, while the saṅgama represents spiritual ‘crossing’ and renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māṇḍavya-āśrama-tīrtha, Viśokā-saṅgama, Vāgīśvara-tīrtha, and Vāgu-saṅgama are the highlighted sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse lists tīrthas and their holiness.