Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

रेवायाश्च तटे तिष्ठ देव त्वममरैः सह । कालक्षेपो न कर्तव्यो गम्यतां त्वरितं प्रभो

Transliteration

revāyāśca taṭe tiṣṭha deva tvamamaraiḥ saha | kālakṣepo na kartavyo gamyatāṃ tvaritaṃ prabho

Translation

おお神よ、不死なる者たちと共にレーヴァーの岸に留まれ。時を費やしてはならぬ—急ぎ行け、主よ。

Word by Word

• रेवायाः: of Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• तिष्ठ: stand/stay
• तिष्ठ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• देव: O god/lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अमरैः: with the gods
• अमरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with)

• कालक्षेपः: wasting time
• कालक्षेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + क्षेप (प्रातिपदिक; components: काल (time) + क्षेप (wasting/throwing))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('wasting of time')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done/should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (should be done)

• गम्यताम्: let (one) go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आज्ञार्थ ('let it be gone/let one go')

• त्वरितम्: quickly
• त्वरितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक; √त्वर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative dialogue within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Taṭa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger-like instruction: Śiva and the devas are told to remain on Revā’s bank; urgency is emphasized—no wasting time, move swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Amaras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred opportunities at a tīrtha should not be postponed; prompt action in dharma-bearing journeys is praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bank of the Revā (Narmadā), a central sacred geography of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the instruction emphasizes timely proceeding to the sacred destination.