Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

रेवाया उत्तरे कूले लोकानां हितकाम्यया । मानवो भक्तिसंयुक्तः प्रासादं कारयेत्तु यः

Transliteration

revāyā uttare kūle lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | mānavo bhaktisaṃyuktaḥ prāsādaṃ kārayettu yaḥ

Translation

Wer, von Hingabe erfüllt, am nördlichen Ufer der Revā einen Tempel errichten lässt, im Wunsch nach dem Wohl aller Menschen—

Word by Word

• रेवायाः: of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कूले)

• कूले: bank/shore
• कूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• लोकानाम्: of people/of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for welfare (of others)
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हितस्य काम्या)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भक्तिसंयुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; संयुक्त = सम्+युज् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या संयुक्तः)

• प्रासादम्: a temple/mansion
• प्रासादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कारयेत्: should cause to be built/should have built
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-uttara-kūla tīrtha (specific tīrtha name not stated)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee patron overseeing construction of a riverside temple on the north bank: masons laying foundations, carpenters shaping beams, priests marking the site with kalaśa and sacred threads; Revā flowing beside with pilgrims watching.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional service expressed as public-benefit temple building becomes a powerful dharmic act tied to sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) riverbank—specifically the northern bank within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha network.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a prāsāda (temple/holy edifice) with devotion and intent for loka-hita (public welfare).