Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

अमराणां शतैश्चैव सेवितो ह्यमरेश्वरः । तथैव ऋषिसङ्घैश्च तेन पुण्यतमो महान्

Transliteration

amarāṇāṃ śataiścaiva sevito hyamareśvaraḥ | tathaiva ṛṣisaṅghaiśca tena puṇyatamo mahān

Translation

Amareśvara est véritablement honoré par des centaines de dieux, et de même par des assemblées de ṛṣis ; c’est pourquoi ce (Seigneur et ce lieu) est d’un mérite suprême et d’une grandeur éminente.

Word by Word

• अमराणाम्: of the immortals (gods)
• अमराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शतैः: by hundreds
• शतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• सेवितः: served, worshipped
• सेवितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेवित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘served’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); हेतौ/निश्चये ‘for/indeed’

• अमरेश्वरः: Lord of the gods (Amareśvara)
• अमरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; अमर + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अमराणाम् ईश्वरः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• ऋषिसङ्घैः: by groups of sages
• ऋषिसङ्घैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिसङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि + सङ्घ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ऋषीणां सङ्घः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/करणार्थे ‘therefore/by that’

• पुण्यतमः: most holy
• पुण्यतमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अमरेश्वरः इति)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Amareśvara shrine with a grand liṅga; rows of devas offering flowers and lamps, and assemblies of sages with matted hair chanting; the atmosphere is saturated with incense and sacred light.

Characters & Entities

• Amareśvara
• Amarāḥ (devas)
• Ṛṣisaṅgha (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A place becomes ‘supremely holy’ when it is continually sanctified by divine and sage veneration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amareśvara and its surrounding tīrtha-region in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General sevā/upāsanā (worship and reverent attendance) of Amareśvara.