Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

एतौ स्थितौ दुःखहरौ रेवाया उत्तरे तटे । तावभ्यर्च्य तथा नत्वा सम्यग्यात्राफलं भवेत् । अदृष्टपूजितौ तौ हि नराणां विघ्नकारकौ

Transliteration

etau sthitau duḥkhaharau revāyā uttare taṭe | tāvabhyarcya tathā natvā samyagyātrāphalaṃ bhavet | adṛṣṭapūjitau tau hi narāṇāṃ vighnakārakau

Translation

Estos dos, establecidos en la ribera septentrional de la Revā, disipan el dolor. Habiéndolos venerado debidamente y postrándose, el peregrino obtiene el fruto pleno del viaje. Pues si no se les ve ni se les rinde culto, se vuelven causa de obstáculos para los hombres.

Word by Word

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (these two)

• स्थितौ: standing/situated
• स्थितौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) से क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण (एतौ)

• दुःखहरौ: removers of sorrow
• दुःखहरौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + हर (प्रातिपदिक; हर = √हृ (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुःखं हरति) विशेषण (एतौ)

• रेवायाः: of Revā
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तटे)

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थान (on the bank)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (those two)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); √अर्च् (पूजायाम्) with उपसर्ग अभि; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (likewise)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); √नम् (प्रणामे) (having bowed)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)

• यात्राफलम्: the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यात्रायाः फलम्)

• भवेत्: would be / should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (it would be/should be)

• अदृष्टपूजितौ: unseen-and-worshipped / worshipped without seeing
• अदृष्टपूजितौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृष्ट + पूजित (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय; पूजित = √पूज् (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अदृष्टौ पूजितौ) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण (not seen and worshipped / worshipped without being seen)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Emphasis/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: indeed/for)

• नराणाम्: of people
• नराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of men)

• विघ्नकारकौ: causers of obstacles
• विघ्नकारकौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + कारक (प्रातिपदिक; कारक = √कृ (धातु) से ण्वुल्/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नं करोति) विशेषण (तौ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, continuing narration in Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairava (Bhṛgutunga) and Capaleśvara (paired stations)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two shrines on the northern bank: one fierce-protective (Bhairava) and one liṅga (Capaleśvara). A pilgrim couple bows; a second traveler who turns away is shown beset by symbolic obstacles (storm, thorny path), illustrating the verse’s warning.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Bhairava
• Capaleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage becomes complete through reverent darśana, pūjā, and namaskāra; neglect of sacred stations invites inner and outer obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The paired sacred stations on the northern bank of the Revā—contextually Bhairava at Bhṛgutunga and the Capaleśvara tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform worship (abhyarcya) and bowing (natvā) to the two sacred presences to obtain the full merit of the yātrā.