Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्यः शतानीकः सर्व एव समागताः । तीर्थयात्रा कृता तैस्तु नर्मदायाः समन्ततः

Transliteration

jaigīṣavyaḥ śatānīkaḥ sarva eva samāgatāḥ | tīrthayātrā kṛtā taistu narmadāyāḥ samantataḥ

Translation

Jaigīṣavya et Śatānīka — oui, tous sans exception — s’assemblèrent. Et ils accomplirent le pèlerinage aux tīrtha tout autour de la Narmadā.

Word by Word

• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Jaigīṣavya (a sage)
• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaigīṣavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śatānīkaḥ: Śatānīka (a sage/king name)
• śatānīkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatānīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (all)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• samāgatāḥ: assembled, came together
• samāgatāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √gam (गम्) (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रियापदवत् ‘आगताः’ (have assembled)

• tīrtha-yātrā: pilgrimage
• tīrtha-yātrā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pilgrimage to a tīrtha)

• kṛtā: was performed
• kṛtā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कृता (अभवत्)’ (was done)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• narmadāyāḥ: of the Narmadā
• narmadāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• samantataḥ: all around
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘on all sides/entirely’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-parisarīya tīrthas (Narmadā circuit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of sages and a kingly figure (Śatānīka) setting out along the Narmadā, stopping at successive riverbank shrines; the river curves like a sacred garland through forests and settlements.

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣavya
• Śatānīka
• Narmadā
• Tīrthayātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā) around a sacred river is portrayed as a dharmic response that generates merit and renews spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā’s entire tīrtha-circuit is praised, setting the stage for the special eminence of Ravitīrtha within that landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrthayātrā is explicitly mentioned—undertaking pilgrimage to the tīrthas surrounding the Narmadā.