Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततस्तदा देवपुरोगमो हरो गतो हि वै पुण्यमुनीश्वरैः सह । आगत्य तीर्थं च वरं ददौ तदा निजां कलां तत्र विमुच्य तीर्थे

Transliteration

tatastadā devapurogamo haro gato hi vai puṇyamunīśvaraiḥ saha | āgatya tīrthaṃ ca varaṃ dadau tadā nijāṃ kalāṃ tatra vimucya tīrthe

Translation

Daraufhin kam Hara (Śiva), von den Göttern vorangeführt und von heiligen Munis begleitet, dorthin. Bei seiner Ankunft gewährte er einen Segen und weihte jenen Ort als erhabenes Tīrtha, indem er an dieser heiligen Furt einen Teil seiner eigenen göttlichen Kraft entließ.

Word by Word

• tatas: thereafter
• tatas: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'ततः/thereafter'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = temporal adverb; 'then/at that time'

• deva-purogamaḥ: leader of the gods
• deva-purogamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = 'देवानां पुरोगमः' (leader of the gods); विशेषणम्

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'gone' (past participle)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphatic/causal particle

• vai: certainly
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphasis/assurance

• puṇya-munīśvaraiḥ: with the holy sage-lords
• puṇya-munīśvaraiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः = 'पुण्याश्च ते मुनīśvarāḥ' (holy sage-lords)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-योगे) = indeclinable meaning 'with'

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + tya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष) = gerund; 'having come'

• tīrtham: the sacred ford/place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and) = conjunction

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'boon'

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'gave' (perfect)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = temporal adverb

• nijām: his own
• nijām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kalām: portion/energy (kalā)
• kalām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = locative adverb 'there'

• vimucya: having released
• vimucya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (धातु) + tya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त = gerund; 'having released/left'

• tīrthe: at the sacred place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalākumbha/Kumbheśvara-tīrtha (consecrated ford)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Hara) arrives in procession—devas in front, great sages around—reaching the river-ford; he grants a boon and releases a radiant portion of his power into the tīrtha, causing the place to glow with sacred brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Devas (gods)
• Munis (sages)
• Revā tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is not symbolic alone—Purāṇic theology treats it as empowered by divine presence and grace (an infused kalā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-associated tīrtha of this chapter’s narrative (Kapitīrtha/Hanūmanteśvara context), elevated by Śiva’s boon and potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual command; it describes divine consecration as the source of the tīrtha’s efficacy.