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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तथैव ब्रह्मणा सिद्ध्यै सप्ततीर्थान्यवीवदत् । त्रिषु च ब्रह्मणः पूजा ब्रह्मेशाश्चतुरोऽपरे । अष्टाविंशन्मया ख्याता यथासङ्ख्यं यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

tathaiva brahmaṇā siddhyai saptatīrthānyavīvadat | triṣu ca brahmaṇaḥ pūjā brahmeśāścaturo'pare | aṣṭāviṃśanmayā khyātā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ yathākramam

Translation

Demikian pula, demi memperoleh siddhi Brahmā, ia menuturkan tujuh tīrtha. Pada tiga tempat dilakukan pemujaan kepada Brahmā, dan empat lainnya adalah tīrtha Brahmeśa. Maka dua puluh delapan telah kuuraikan—menurut bilangan dan urutan yang semestinya.

Word by Word
तथाthus
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/particle of emphasis)
ब्रह्मणाby Brahmā / by Brahman
ब्रह्मणा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental
सिद्ध्यैfor accomplishment/success
सिद्ध्यै:
Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative
सप्ततीर्थानिseven sacred fords (tīrthas)
सप्ततीर्थानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; dvigu-samāsa; nominative plural
अवीवदत्declared/spoke
अवीवदत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative? (intensive/अवीवदत् = he caused to be spoken/declared)
त्रिषुin/among three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; locative plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā/Brahman
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular
पूजाworship
पूजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular
ब्रह्मेशाःlords connected with Brahmā (Brahmeśas)
ब्रह्मेशाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahma + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; tatpuruṣa (ब्रह्मण ईशाः)
चतुरःfour
चतुरः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; nominative plural
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; nominative plural
अष्टाविंशत्twenty-eight
अष्टाविंशत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaṣṭāviṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; used as numeral ‘twenty-eight’
मयाby me
मया:
Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by me’
ख्याताःare proclaimed/declared
ख्याताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√khyā (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा; passive sense ‘are declared’
यथाaccording to
यथा:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (उपमान/रीतिवाचक; ‘as/according to’)
सङ्ख्यम्in due count/number
सङ्ख्यम्:
Sambandha (Adverbial accusative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṅkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकस्य नपुंसक-रूपेण (saṅkhyam), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adverbial accusative ‘in number/order’
यथाas
यथा:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (रीतिवाचक)
क्रमम्in proper sequence
क्रमम्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (adverbial)
Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-siddhi tīrtha-samūha (seven) within Revā-tīrtha-krama

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Assemblage of sages (and by tradition the Naimiṣāraṇya audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-narrator indicates a scroll/map of Revā’s banks, marking seven Brahmā-siddhi tīrthas, three Brahmā-pūjā stations, and four Brahmeśa-tīrthas, arranged in a clear pilgrimage sequence.

Characters & Entities
B
Brahmā
B
Brahmeśa

FAQs

Tīrthas are structured paths of practice: some emphasize worship (pūjā), others confer siddhi, showing pilgrimage as a disciplined dharmic itinerary.

No single site is named; the verse identifies Brāhma categories—seven Brahmā-related tīrthas, including three Brahmā-pūjā points and four Brahmeśa points.

Brahmā-pūjā (worship of Brahmā) is specified at three tīrthas.

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