Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

इति चैवोत्तरे कूले रेवाया नृपसत्तम । अमरेश्वरपार्श्वे च लिङ्गान्यष्टोत्तरं शतम्

Transliteration

iti caivottare kūle revāyā nṛpasattama | amareśvarapārśve ca liṅgānyaṣṭottaraṃ śatam

Translation

Ainsi donc, sur la rive nord de la Revā, ô le meilleur des rois, près d’Amareśvara se trouvent cent huit (108) liṅgas de Śiva.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थ/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/closure particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/निपात (emphatic particle)

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'kūle')

• kūle: on the bank
• kūle: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• revāyāḥ: of the Revā (Narmadā)
• revāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• nṛpa-sattama: O best of kings
• nṛpa-sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रेष्ठः नृपः)

• amareśvara-pārśve: near Amareśvara
• amareśvara-pārśve: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amareśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (amareśvarasya pārśve)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• liṅgāni: liṅgas (Śiva-emblems)
• liṅgāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• aṣṭa-uttaram: eight more (i.e., 108)
• aṣṭa-uttaram: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण-समास (aṣṭa-uttara = 'eight more') विशेषण (qualifying 'śatam')

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); the address 'nṛpasattama' reflects quoted narration within the chapter

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara-kṣetra (with 108 liṅgas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpasattama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverbank sacred field with many small stone liṅgas arranged in rows/circles near the main Amareśvara shrine; pilgrims moving in clockwise parikramā, each offering water from the Revā; lamps at dusk creating a constellation-like effect.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Amareśvara
• 108 Śiva-liṅgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of place is intensified by concentrated symbols of Śiva—108 liṅgas—encouraging pilgrimage, worship, and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amareśvara and the cluster of 108 liṅgas on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights the presence of 108 liṅgas, implying worship (pūjā/darśana) as the pilgrim’s act.