Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

यमहासाह्वयं तीर्थं तथा गङ्गेश्वरं शुभम् । नन्दिकेश्वरसंज्ञं च नरनारायणाह्वयम्

Transliteration

yamahāsāhvayaṃ tīrthaṃ tathā gaṅgeśvaraṃ śubham | nandikeśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca naranārāyaṇāhvayam

Translation

«(On y trouve) le tīrtha connu sous le nom de Yamahāsa, ainsi que l’auspicieux Gaṅgeśvara ; le lieu appelé Nandikeśvara, et celui qui porte le nom de Nara-Nārāyaṇa.»

Word by Word

• यमहासाह्वयम्: called ‘Yamahāsa’
• यमहासाह्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम-हास-आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (tīrtha-विशेषण)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• गङ्गेश्वरम्: Gaṅgeśvara (shrine name)
• गङ्गेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नन्दिकेश्वरसंज्ञम्: bearing the name ‘Nandikeśvara’
• नन्दिकेश्वरसंज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दिकेश्वर-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आह्वय/संज्ञा-निर्देश)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नरनारायणाह्वयम्: called ‘Nara-Nārāyaṇa’
• नरनारायणाह्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर-नारायण-आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgeśvara (with Yamahāsa, Nandikeśvara, Nara-Nārāyaṇa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative riverbank sequence: a small shrine-marker for Yamahāsa with a dharma-scale motif; Gaṅgeśvara liṅga with a carved Gaṅgā figure or water spout; Nandikeśvara with Nandī seated; and Nara-Nārāyaṇa depicted as two ascetics in meditation beneath trees near the river, with pilgrims offering simple fruits and water.

Characters & Entities

• Yamahāsa-tīrtha
• Gaṅgeśvara
• Nandikeśvara
• Nara-Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are remembered as living embodiments of deities and ideals—Śiva (Gaṅgeśvara) and Nara-Nārāyaṇa together sanctify the pilgrim’s path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yamahāsa-tīrtha, Gaṅgeśvara, Nandikeśvara, and Nara-Nārāyaṇa-tīrtha are highlighted within the Revā Khaṇḍa circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit injunction is stated; the verse primarily catalogs revered tīrthas.