Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

अक्रूरेश्वरतीर्थे च सार्धं तीर्थशतं स्थितम् । विमलेश्वरतीर्थे तु रेवासागरसङ्गमे । दशायुतानि तीर्थानां साधिकान्यब्रवीन्मुनिः

Transliteration

akrūreśvaratīrthe ca sārdhaṃ tīrthaśataṃ sthitam | vimaleśvaratīrthe tu revāsāgarasaṅgame | daśāyutāni tīrthānāṃ sādhikānyabravīnmuniḥ

Translation

Am Akrūreśvara-Tīrtha sind hundert Tīrthas und noch ein halbes gegründet. Am Vimaleśvara-Tīrtha jedoch, am Zusammenfluss der Revā mit dem Ozean, erklärte der Weise, es gebe zehntausend Tīrthas — und noch mehr dazu.

Word by Word

• अक्रूरेश्वरतीर्थे: at Akrūreśvara-tīrtha
• अक्रूरेश्वरतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर + ईश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अक्रूरस्य ईश्वरः, तस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• सार्धम्: together with / plus
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (together with; plus)

• तीर्थशतम्: a hundred tīrthas
• तीर्थशतम्: Karta (Subject/predicate count/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तीर्थाणां शतम्)

• स्थितम्: is situated
• स्थितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अस्त्यर्थे

• विमलेश्वरतीर्थे: at Vimaleśvara-tīrtha
• विमलेश्वरतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विमलस्य ईश्वरः, तस्य तीर्थम्)

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

• रेवासागरसङ्गमे: at the confluence of Revā and the ocean
• रेवासागरसङ्गमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + सागर + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रेवायाः सागरस्य च सङ्गमः)

• दशायुतानि: ten ayutas (100,000)
• दशायुतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (ten ayutas = one hundred thousand)

• तीर्थानाम्: of tīrthas
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• साधिकानि: additional / exceeding
• साधिकानि: Visheshana (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दशायुतानि इति पदस्य विशेषणम् (exceeding/plus)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Bhārgava (implied) / ‘the sage’ (muni) as stated

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Akrūreśvara-tīrtha; Vimaleśvara-tīrtha (Revā–Sāgara-saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages/brāhmaṇas in frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic estuary where the Revā’s waters meet the sea; two prominent Śiva shrines—Akrūreśvara inland on the bank and Vimaleśvara near the confluence—surrounded by countless small tīrtha markers; pilgrims bathe as waves and river currents mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Akrūreśvara-tīrtha
• Vimaleśvara-tīrtha
• Revā
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Saṅgama
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain nodes—especially river–ocean confluences—are portrayed as exceptionally potent sacred geographies with multiplied tīrtha-presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Akrūreśvara-tīrtha and especially Vimaleśvara-tīrtha at the Revā–ocean confluence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is given; the verse functions as a tīrtha-mahātmyic enumeration encouraging pilgrimage and worship.