Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र तीर्थमाङ्गिरसस्य तु । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले सर्वपापविनाशनम्

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gacchettu rājendra tīrthamāṅgirasasya tu | uttare narmadākūle sarvapāpavināśanam

Translation

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Ensuite, ô meilleur des rois, qu’on se rende au tīrtha d’Āṅgirasa, sur la rive nord de la Narmadā, lieu sacré qui anéantit tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: the revered Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + मार्कण्डेय (कर्मधारयः)

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

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; समासः—राज्ञः इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• तीर्थम्: the pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आङ्गिरसस्य: of (the sage) Āṅgirasa
• आङ्गिरसस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• उत्तरे: on the northern (side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-विशेषणम् (locative qualifier)

• नर्मदाकूले: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदाकूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—नर्मदायाः कूलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); तीर्थस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (a king; likely the inquiring ruler in Revā-khaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya instructs a king to proceed to Āṅgirasa-tīrtha on the northern bank of the Narmadā; the river flows broad and luminous, with a small ghāṭa and forested bank.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Narmadā
• Āṅgirasa-tīrtha
• Rājendra (the King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma presents pilgrimage as a disciplined journey toward purification, guided by authoritative tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Āṅgirasa-tīrtha, located on the northern bank of the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directional prescription: one should proceed to (gacchet) the Āṅgirasa-tīrtha as part of tīrtha-yātrā.