Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

ज्योतिष्मतीपुरीसंस्थः श्रीरेवास्नानमाचरन् । तस्य शुश्रूषणं चक्रे लक्ष्मणोऽपि तदाज्ञया

Transliteration

jyotiṣmatīpurīsaṃsthaḥ śrīrevāsnānamācaran | tasya śuśrūṣaṇaṃ cakre lakṣmaṇo'pi tadājñayā

Translation

Résidant dans la cité de Jyotiṣmatī, il accomplissait régulièrement les rites bénis du bain dans la Revā. Sur son ordre, Lakṣmaṇa aussi le servait avec dévouement.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिष्मतीपुरीसंस्थः: situated in the city Jyotiṣmatī
• ज्योतिष्मतीपुरीसंस्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्योतिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (ज्योतिष्मतीपुर्याम् संस्थः = ‘situated in Jyotiṣmatī city’)

• श्रीरेवास्नानम्: the revered bath in the Revā
• श्रीरेवास्नानम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + रेवास्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमत् रेवास्नानम्)

• आचरन्: performing
• आचरन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-; ‘practising/performing’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• शुश्रूषणम्: service/attendance
• शुश्रूषणम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: did/performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also)

• तदाज्ञया: by his command
• तदाज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य आज्ञया)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jyotiṣmatīpurī Revā-ghāṭa

Type: ghat/kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma residing in Jyotiṣmatī performs regular Revā bathing; Lakṣmaṇa stands nearby in attentive service, holding garments/water-pot, embodying disciplined companionship.

Characters & Entities

• Jyotiṣmatī (city)
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Rāma (implied)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is lived through daily discipline: repeated river-bathing and humble service support sustained spiritual practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) near Jyotiṣmatī, presented as a setting for sacred bathing and austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Revā-snān (bathing in the Narmadā) and śuśrūṣā (attentive service) are highlighted.