Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 191

Devanagari script

रेवत्युवाच । गिरौ रैवतके देव स्थातव्यं भवता सदा । मया स्नानं कृतं यत्र तत्र स्नास्यंति ये जनाः

Transliteration

revatyuvāca | girau raivatake deva sthātavyaṃ bhavatā sadā | mayā snānaṃ kṛtaṃ yatra tatra snāsyaṃti ye janāḥ

Translation

Revatī sprach: „O Herr, du sollst stets auf dem Berge Raivataka weilen. Wo ich das heilige Bad vollzogen habe, dort sollen auch die Menschen baden.“

Word by Word

• रेवती: Revatī
• रेवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रैवतके: Raivataka
• रैवतके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रैवतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरौ)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• स्थातव्यम्: must remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Karya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-भावः

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; आदरार्थ

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘done’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• स्नास्यन्ति: will bathe
• स्नास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Revatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri tīrtha (snāna-sthāna associated with Revatī)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Lord (Dāmodara/Viṣṇu as addressed 'deva')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Revatī, in reverent posture, petitions the Lord to abide forever on Mount Raivataka; below, a clear bathing spot is indicated where future pilgrims will bathe.

Characters & Entities

• Revatī
• Raivataka (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes enduringly fruitful when sanctified by divine presence and exemplary sacred practice like snāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Raivataka within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the sanctified spot where Revatī bathed.