Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मुनीनां वचनं श्रुत्वा मुदा परमया ययौ । ततोऽवगाह्य तत्तीर्थमहर्निशमतन्द्रिता

Transliteration

munīnāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā mudā paramayā yayau | tato'vagāhya tattīrthamaharniśamatandritā

Translation

Ayant entendu les paroles des munis, elle s’en alla dans une joie suprême. Puis, s’étant immergée en ce gué sacré, elle y demeura jour et nuit, sans lassitude.

Word by Word

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — 'of the sages'

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'speech/word'

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having heard'

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'with joy'

• paramayā: supreme, very great
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'with the highest (joy)' (mudā-विशेषण)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'went'

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — 'then/from there'

• avagāhya: having immersed/bathed
• avagāhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √gāh (गाह् धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having bathed/immersed'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'that' (tīrtham-विशेषण)

• tīrtham: holy place, tīrtha
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'holy ford/pilgrimage place'

• aharniśam: day and night
• aharniśam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar + niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (अहः+निशा), अव्ययीभाववत् अव्ययप्रयोग — 'day and night, continuously'

• atandritā: untiring, unwearied
• atandritā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + tandrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'unwearied/untiring'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O king (implied by later vocative nṛpaḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman, radiant with joy, steps into a sacred ford at dawn; sages stand nearby; she immerses and then remains on the riverbank through day and night in steady vow-observance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith in saintly counsel and tireless dedication to tīrtha-practice are portrayed as the path to spiritual transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa is referenced as ‘that tīrtha’ (tattīrtha), continuing the prior context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avegāha/snana (immersion) in the tīrtha and sustained observance (day-and-night steadfastness).