Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उत्तरं दक्षिणं कूलमवागाहत्प्रियव्रतः । गतस्तु दक्षिणे कूले पर्वते भृगुसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

uttaraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamavāgāhatpriyavrataḥ | gatastu dakṣiṇe kūle parvate bhṛgusaṃjñitam

Translation

Der edle Priyavrata tauchte sowohl am nördlichen als auch am südlichen Ufer unter. Dann ging er zum südlichen Ufer, zu dem Berg, der Bhṛgu genannt wird.

Word by Word

• उत्तरम्: northern
• उत्तरम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.); ‘northern’ (qualifying कूलम्)

• दक्षिणम्: southern
• दक्षिणम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.); ‘southern’ (qualifying कूलम्)

• कूलम्: bank/shore
• कूलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• अवागाहत्: entered/bathed in
• अवागाहत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-गाह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रियव्रतः: Priyavrata
• प्रियव्रतः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• गतः: went/has gone
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘but/indeed’

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Adhikaraṇa (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc. sg.); ‘on the southern’ (qualifying कूले)

• कूले: on the bank
• कूले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• भृगुसंज्ञितम्: named ‘Bhṛgu’
• भृगुसंज्ञितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु + संज्ञित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भृगोः संज्ञितम् = named ‘Bhṛgu’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.), पर्वतम् (understood) विशेषण

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrative voice continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā (with Bhṛgu-parvata adjunct)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (the vow-loving noble one) completes bathing at both banks of Narmadā, then proceeds along the southern bank toward Bhṛgu mountain rising above the river.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Bhṛgu (mountain/tīrtha-name)
• Priyavrataḥ (epithet for the Lord, Śiva implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped as disciplined movement through sacred banks and mountains, emphasizing vow-driven devotion joined to holy geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā’s banks and the mountain called Bhṛgu are specifically mentioned as sacred points on the pilgrimage route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing/immersion) at the riverbanks is indicated.