Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गीर्वाणा अपि तत्रैव संनिधौ नृपनन्दन । उमया सहितः शम्भुः स्थितस्तत्रैव केशवः

Transliteration

gīrvāṇā api tatraiva saṃnidhau nṛpanandana | umayā sahitaḥ śambhuḥ sthitastatraiva keśavaḥ

Translation

ಹೇ ನೃಪನಂದನ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವಗಣರೂ ಸಹ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಉಮೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಶಂಭು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಕೇಶವನು ಕೂಡ ಅಲ್ಲಿೇ ವಿರಾಜಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• गीर्वाणाः: the gods (devas)
• गीर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — 'also/even'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — 'there'

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — restriction/emphasis

• संनिधौ: in the presence/nearby
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपनन्दन: O son of a king
• नृपनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) / 'सहित' (प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participial adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'accompanied (by)'

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितः: stood/remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicative state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'standing/remaining'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — 'there'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — emphasis

• केशवः: Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃkarṣaṇa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa-nandana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous tīrtha where the gods invisibly gather: Śiva with Umā standing in blessing posture, Keśava nearby, and subtle celestial beings (gandharvas, apsarases, devas) hovering in reverent attendance over the Narmadā bank.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Gīrvāṇas)
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Umā
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely venerable when it is envisioned as the living presence of both Śiva (with Umā) and Viṣṇu, honored by the devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Saṃkarṣaṇa tīrtha/kṣetra in Revā Khaṇḍa, portrayed as a divine assembly ground.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse emphasizes darśana and reverent approach due to the divine presence.