Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ये म्रियन्ति नरा देवि एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे शुभे । यावद्युगसहस्रं तु रुद्रलोके वसन्ति ते

Transliteration

ye mriyanti narā devi eraṇḍyāḥ saṅgame śubhe | yāvadyugasahasraṃ tu rudraloke vasanti te

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ! എരണ്ഡീയുടെ ശുഭ സംഗമത്തിൽ ദേഹത്യാഗം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യർ സഹസ്രയുഗം വരെ രുദ്രലോകത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'who'

• म्रियन्ति: die
• म्रियन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद — 'die'

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'men'

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — address

• एरण्ड्याः: of Eraṇḍyā
• एरण्ड्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Eraṇḍyā'

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'at the confluence'

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'auspicious' (सङ्गमे विशेषण)

• यावत्: for as long as
• यावत्: Parimana (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्धबोधक)
• Form: अव्यय — परिमाण/अवधि (adverb of extent) 'as long as / up to'

• युगसहस्रम्: a thousand yugas
• युगसहस्रम्: Karma (Measure/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'a thousand yugas' (युगानां सहस्रम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विरोध/अवधारण (particle) 'but/indeed'

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra-loka
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in Rudra's world' (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — 'dwell'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'they/those'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, Revā Khaṇḍa māhātmya passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the confluence, a dying pilgrim lies on darbha with family and priests chanting; above, a vision of Rudra-loka—Śiva’s radiant realm—appears, with attendants welcoming the soul.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Eraṇḍī
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Rudra
• Rudraloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is so great that even one’s death there is portrayed as leading to exalted posthumous states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The auspicious saṅgama (confluence) of the river Eraṇḍī with Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; the verse states the phala (result) connected with dying at the confluence.