Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

ऋषिणा कथितं यद्वत्तद्वत्तीर्थं न संशयः । हृष्टरोमाभवद्दृष्ट्वा प्रभावं तीर्थसम्भवम्

Transliteration

ṛṣiṇā kathitaṃ yadvattadvattīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | hṛṣṭaromābhavaddṛṣṭvā prabhāvaṃ tīrthasambhavam

Translation

「聖仙（ṛṣi）の語ったとおり、まさしくここは聖なるティールタである。疑いはない。」ティールタより生ずる大いなる霊験を見て、彼は身震いし、毛が逆立った。

Word by Word

• ऋषिणा: by the sage
• ऋषिणा: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• कथितम्: told, narrated
• कथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (उक्तम्)

• यद्वत्: as, in the manner that
• यद्वत्: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• तद्वत्: so, accordingly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप (accordingly)

• तीर्थम्: the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• न: not, no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हृष्ट-रोमा: one whose hairs stood on end
• हृष्ट-रोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + रोमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (हृष्टानि रोमाणि यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (व्यक्तिवाचक)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रभावम्: power, efficacy
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तीर्थ-सम्भवम्: arising from the tīrtha
• तीर्थ-सम्भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तीर्थात् सम्भवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the king’s realization in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (śūla-bheda spot)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Citrasena, eyes moist and body thrilled (goosebumps), gestures toward the river spot while recalling the ṛṣi’s words; attendants look on; the river glows subtly, suggesting unseen potency.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith confirmed by direct experience: tīrthas carry a tangible spiritual potency praised by the sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; it emphasizes recognizing the tīrtha’s prabhāva (spiritual efficacy).