Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेयानुभूतानां सप्तानां लक्षणानि च । माहात्म्यं चैव रेवायाः शिवविष्ण्वोस्तथैव च

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeyānubhūtānāṃ saptānāṃ lakṣaṇāni ca | māhātmyaṃ caiva revāyāḥ śivaviṣṇvostathaiva ca

Translation

Et les signes distinctifs des sept visions contemplées par Mārkaṇḍeya ; ainsi que la grandeur de la sainte Revā, et de même la grandeur de Śiva et de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• mārkaṇḍeya-anubhūtānām: of those experienced by Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeya-anubhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक) + anubhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū (भू) + anu- उपसर्ग)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसदृशः; anubhūta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; (सप्तानाम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• saptānām: of the seven
• saptānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (गणनावाचक), षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• lakṣaṇāni: characteristics; marks
• lakṣaṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• māhātmyam: greatness; glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (Emphasis/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/just)

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

• śiva-viṣṇvoḥ: of Śiva and Viṣṇu
• śiva-viṣṇvoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (शिवश्च विष्णुश्च)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रमवाचक (and likewise)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (Emphasis/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Sūta (deduced) listing topics; Mārkaṇḍeya is referenced as seer

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣi in meditation by the flowing Revā, receiving seven visionary ‘anubhavas’ (symbolic vignettes in the sky), while Śiva and Viṣṇu appear as complementary presences blessing the river.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā’s sacredness harmonizes sectarian devotion—honoring both Śiva and Viṣṇu within tīrtha māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) as a whole is glorified; individual tīrthas are implied to follow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it previews revelatory themes and devotional praise.