Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सङ्गमोऽङ्गारगर्ताया अङ्गारेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तथा मेघवनं तीर्थं देव्या नामानुकीर्तनम्

Transliteration

saṅgamo'ṅgāragartāyā aṅgāreśvaramuttamam | tathā meghavanaṃ tīrthaṃ devyā nāmānukīrtanam

Translation

S’y trouvent la confluence d’Aṅgāragartā et l’excellent Aṅgāreśvara ; de même le tīrtha nommé Meghavana, et la récitation dévotionnelle des noms de la Déesse.

Word by Word

• सङ्गमः: confluence/meeting-place
• सङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग, भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अङ्गार-गर्तायाः: of (the river/place) Aṅgāragartā
• अङ्गार-गर्तायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्गारगर्ता-नाम्न्याः)

• अङ्गार-ईश्वरम्: Aṅgāreśvara
• अङ्गार-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of अङ्गारेश्वरम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• मेघ-वनम्: Megha-forest
• मेघ-वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मेघानां वनम्)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive (of the Goddess)

• नाम-अनुकीर्तनम्: repetition/recitation of the name(s)
• नाम-अनुकीर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक; √कीर्त् (धातु) + अनु-उपसर्ग, भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नः अनुकीर्तनम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅgāragartā-sangama; Aṅgāreśvara; Meghavana-tīrtha

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic confluence with swirling waters; a dark stone liṅga (Aṅgāreśvara) with glowing ember-like aura; a cloud-laden forest (Meghavana) with mist; devotees seated in a semicircle chanting Devī’s names with rosaries and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgāragartā-saṅgama
• Aṅgāreśvara
• Meghavana-tīrtha
• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by devotion: alongside visiting confluences and Śiva-sites, chanting the Goddess’s names is upheld as a potent purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aṅgāragartā-saṅgama, Aṅgāreśvara, and Meghavana-tīrtha are the named sacred locations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devyā nāmānukīrtanam—recitation/chanting of the Goddess’s names—is explicitly mentioned.