Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तीर्थे नारदनामाख्ये रेवायाश्चोत्तरे तटे । चित्रभानुमुखा देवाः सर्वदेवमय ऋषिः

Transliteration

tīrthe nāradanāmākhye revāyāścottare taṭe | citrabhānumukhā devāḥ sarvadevamaya ṛṣiḥ

Translation

Am Tīrtha, der «Nārada» genannt wird, am nördlichen Ufer der Revā, weilen die Götter, angeführt von Citrabhānu; und der dortige ṛṣi ist einer, der alle Götter in sich verkörpert.

Word by Word

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (in/at the sacred place)

• नारदनामाख्ये: called by the name ‘Nārada’
• नारदनामाख्ये: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद + नाम + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थे)

• रेवायाः: of the Revā (river)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of Revā)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण (qualifying तटे)

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (on the bank)

• चित्रभानुमुखाः: having Citrabhānu as their leader/foremost (lit. ‘Citrabhānu-faced’)
• चित्रभानुमुखाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रभानु + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; बहुव्रीहिः (those whose face is like/with Citrabhānu)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• सर्वदेवमयः: consisting of all gods
• सर्वदेवमयः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying ऋषिः)

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marked ford on Revā’s north bank named for Nārada; devas assemble with Citrabhānu at the forefront, while a radiant sage sits in tapas, his aura suggesting all deities within him.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Nārada (tīrtha-name)
• Citrabhānu
• Devas
• Ṛṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not merely a place but a living divine field—gods and sages converge there, making worship especially potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nārada-named tīrtha on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the sacred geography and divine presence that grounds the subsequent rituals.