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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

रेवत्यु वाच । स्थाने स्थेयं सदाऽत्रैव मम नाम्ना सुरेश्वरि । येन मे जायते कीर्तिस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे

revatyu vāca | sthāne stheyaṃ sadā'traiva mama nāmnā sureśvari | yena me jāyate kīrtistrailokye sacarācare

Revatī sprach: O Herrin der Götter, gewähre mir, stets hier zu verweilen, an eben diesem Ort, unter meinem eigenen Namen—damit mein Ruhm in den drei Welten aufsteige, bei allem Bewegten und Unbewegten.

रेवतीRevatī
रेवती:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
स्थानेin the place
स्थाने:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
स्थेयम्should be stayed/should remain
स्थेयम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)
ममof me/my
मम:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
नाम्नाby (my) name
नाम्ना:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
सुरेश्वरिO goddess, mistress of the gods
सुरेश्वरि:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर-ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)
येनby which/whereby
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
मेfor me/to me
मे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
जायतेarises/is born
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
कीर्तिःfame
कीर्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
त्रैलोक्येin the three worlds
त्रैलोक्ये:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः)
सचराचरेwith moving and unmoving beings
सचराचरे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (चराश्च अचराश्च)

Revatī

Tirtha: Revatī-sthāna (as named in the narrative)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī (Sura-īśvarī)

Scene: Revatī, in reverent posture, petitions the Goddess to remain at the spot under her own name so that fame spreads through the three worlds.

R
Revatī
S
Sureśvarī

FAQs

Association with a sacred place (sthāna) and its service can confer enduring renown and spiritual remembrance across worlds.

The verse praises “this very place” (atraiva sthāne), implying an eponymous connection with Revatī; the exact tīrtha name is not included in the provided snippet.

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the focus is on permanent presence at the sacred site and the resulting kīrti.