Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

तथैव नर्मदेशां च मातृतीर्थं तथा पुनः । तथा च कुररीतीर्थं ढौण्ढेशं दशकन्यकम्

Transliteration

tathaiva narmadeśāṃ ca mātṛtīrthaṃ tathā punaḥ | tathā ca kurarītīrthaṃ ḍhauṇḍheśaṃ daśakanyakam

Translation

De même se trouve Narmadeśā, et de nouveau le Mātṛ-tīrtha ; ainsi encore le Kurarī-tīrtha, Ḍhauṇḍheśa et le sanctuaire de Daśakanyakā.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• नर्मदेशाम्: Narmadeśā (name of a place/region)
• नर्मदेशाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदेशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नर्मदायाः देशा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• मातृतीर्थम्: Mātṛtīrtha (name)
• मातृतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

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

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/क्रमबोधक (again/further)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कुररीतीर्थम्: Kurarītīrtha (name)
• कुररीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुररीतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कुरर्याः तीर्थम्/कुररी-नामकं तीर्थम्)

• ढौण्ढेशम्: Ḍhauṇḍheśa (name of Śiva/temple)
• ढौण्ढेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ढौण्ढेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ढौण्ढ-नामकः ईशः)

• दशकन्यकम्: Daśakanyaka (name; 'ten maidens')
• दशकन्यकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + कन्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (दश कन्यकाः यस्मिन्/दशकन्यका-नाम)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadeśā; Mātṛtīrtha; Kurarī-tīrtha; Ḍhauṇḍheśa; Daśakanyakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like procession: the Revā river ribbon with labeled nodes—Narmadeśā, Mātṛtīrtha, Kurarī-tīrtha—then a forested rise with a rustic Śiva shrine labeled Ḍhauṇḍheśa and a small Śākta pavilion with ten maiden-figures (Daśakanyakā).

Characters & Entities

• Narmadeśā
• Mātṛ-tīrtha
• Kurarī-tīrtha
• Ḍhauṇḍheśa
• Daśakanyakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By repeatedly naming tīrthas, the text sacralizes the whole Narmadā landscape, teaching that dharma is lived through reverent movement across holy space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadeśā, Mātṛ-tīrtha, Kurarī-tīrtha, Ḍhauṇḍheśa, and Daśakanyakā are listed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual or donation is prescribed in this verse.