Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रेवातटं समासाद्य दानवस्तपसि स्थितः । उग्रं तपश्चचारासौ दारुणं लोमहर्षणम्

Transliteration

revātaṭaṃ samāsādya dānavastapasi sthitaḥ | ugraṃ tapaścacārāsau dāruṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam

Translation

Parvenu sur la rive de la Revā, le Dānava se tint dans l’austérité. Il accomplit un tapas farouche, dur et saisissant par sa rigueur.

Word by Word

• रेवा-तटम्: the bank of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवा-तटम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — 'रेवायाः तटम्'

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — 'having reached/approached'

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'the demon'

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative — 'in austerity'

• स्थितः: remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'standing/remaining'

• उग्रम्: fierce
• उग्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'tapaḥ'

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of 'cacāra'

• चचार: practised
• चचार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण भूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'performed/practised'

• असौ: that (one), he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• दारुणम्: terrible
• दारुणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'tapaḥ' (understood)

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising
• लोमहर्षणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोम (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्षण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — 'लोमानां हर्षणम्' (hair-raising)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā’s bank, Andhaka stands immovable in severe austerity—sun overhead, wind rising, animals watching; the scene is awe-inducing and unsettling.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Andhaka (implied)
• Daṇava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas like the Revā riverbank are portrayed as power-centers for austerity; intense effort there is spiritually consequential, for good or ill depending on intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-taṭa (bank of the Revā/Narmadā), within which the Śūlabheda-tīrtha account is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) at the Revā bank is described; no specific vow details are given yet.