Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

यथा पुरातीरमुपेत्य देव्याः समास्थितश्चाप्यमरकण्टके तु । तथैव पश्यामि सुखोपविष्ट आत्मानमव्यग्रमवाप्तसौख्यम्

Transliteration

yathā purātīramupetya devyāḥ samāsthitaścāpyamarakaṇṭake tu | tathaiva paśyāmi sukhopaviṣṭa ātmānamavyagramavāptasaukhyam

Translation

以前と同じく、女神の岸辺に近づくと、私はそこに身を落ち着けていた――まさしくアマラカーンタカに。まったく同様に、私は安らかに座し、心乱れず、満ち足りた安楽を得ているのを観る。

Word by Word

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative conjunction/adverb (यथा-तथा)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time

• tīram: bank/shore
• tīram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2), Singular

• upetya: having approached
• upetya: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√i (इ) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), 'having approached'

• devyāḥ: of the goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6 षष्ठी), Singular

• samāsthitaḥ: stationed/settled
• samāsthitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: Past Active Participle (क्तवतु/क्त?; here adjectival PPP sense), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'having taken position/being stationed'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• amara-kaṇṭake: at Amarakaṇṭaka
• amara-kaṇṭake: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara + kaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7 सप्तमी), Singular; स्थानवाचक; तत्पुरुषः: amarāṇāṃ kaṇṭakaḥ (proper place-name)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; contrast/emphasis particle

• tathā: so/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlation with yathā)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• eva: just/indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis particle

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश्य्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Parasmaipada, Uttama-puruṣa, Singular

• sukha-upaviṣṭaḥ: seated comfortably
• sukha-upaviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + upa-√viś (विश्) (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) upaviṣṭa 'seated'; तत्पुरुषः: sukhena upaviṣṭaḥ

• ātmānam: myself/self
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Singular; reflexive sense

• avyagram: unagitated/unhurried
• avyagram: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with ātmānam

• avāpta-saukhyam: having attained happiness
• avāpta-saukhyam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-√āp (आप्) (धातु) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्यय avāpta 'obtained'; तत्पुरुषः: avāptaṃ saukhyaṃ yasya tam

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarakāṇṭaka (Revā-tīra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil riverbank at Amarakantak: the pilgrim sits comfortably, posture relaxed, face serene; the river glows softly; trees frame the scene; atmosphere of completion and peace.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Amarakāṇṭaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha with devotion yields inner steadiness—peace and contentment arise alongside sacred vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarakāṇṭaka, revered as a sanctified region associated with the Goddess Revā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit; the implied practice is tīrtha-upagamana (going to the holy bank) and contemplative abiding.