Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा शुभे स्थाने नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे

Transliteration

tatra gatvā śubhe sthāne narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe

Translation

S’y étant rendu, en ce lieu propice sur la rive méridionale de la Narmadā,

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे/स्त्रीलिङ्गे; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with स्थाने)

• स्थाने: in a place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• नर्मदा-दक्षिणे: on the southern (bank) of the Narmadā
• नर्मदा-दक्षिणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नर्मदायाः दक्षिणः'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with तटे)

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā-tīra (dakṣiṇa-taṭa)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim party arrives at an auspicious ghat on the southern bank of the Narmadā; the river flows broad and calm, with steps, trees, and small shrines; the mood is preparatory and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Southern bank (Dakṣiṇa taṭa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is concrete and place-based: one is instructed to physically approach the sanctified geography where grace abides.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The auspicious site on the southern bank of the Narmadā established in this chapter (Parāśara-associated tīrtha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The preliminary step of the vrata: travel to the specified śubha-sthāna on Narmadā’s southern bank.