Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नागेश्वराश्च सप्तैव रेवातीरद्वयेऽपि तु । सप्तैव वह्निविहितान्यथाप्यावर्तसप्तकम्

Transliteration

nāgeśvarāśca saptaiva revātīradvaye'pi tu | saptaiva vahnivihitānyathāpyāvartasaptakam

Translation

Auch gibt es sieben Nāgeśvaras an beiden Ufern der Revā. Sieben wurden ebenso von Vahni (dem Feuer) eingesetzt, und ebenso gibt es die Siebenergruppe der Āvarta, der heiligen Strudelstätten.

Word by Word

• नागेश्वराः: the Nāgeśvaras
• नागेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नागस्य ईश्वराः/नागेश्वर-नामकाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• रेवातीरद्वये: on the two banks of the Revā
• रेवातीरद्वये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवातीरद्वय (प्रातिपदिक; रेवा + तीर + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रेवायाः तीरयोः द्वये)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• वह्निविहितानि: ordained/established by Agni
• वह्निविहितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्नि + विहित (कृदन्त, क्त; वि + धा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (वह्निना विहितानि)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• आवर्तसप्तकम्: the set of seven whirlpools/turns
• आवर्तसप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवर्तसप्तक (प्रातिपदिक; आवर्त + सप्तक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आवर्तानां सप्तकम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgeśvara (7), Vahni-vihita tīrthas (7), Āvarta-saptaka (7)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic river scene: Revā flowing between two banks dotted with seven Nāgeśvara shrines; a fire altar consecrating another set; seven visible whirlpools marked as sacred, with pilgrims offering from ghāṭs.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgeśvara
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Vahni (Agni)
• Āvarta (whirlpool/eddy tīrtha-group)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā’s sanctity is portrayed as extending across both banks and even into natural river features (āvarta), each integrated into a Śaiva tīrtha-map.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Grouped tīrthas: seven Nāgeśvaras, seven Vahni-vihita tīrthas, and the Āvarta-saptaka (seven āvarta sites).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the text indicates recognition and visitation of these categorized tīrthas as part of the Revā pilgrimage tradition.