Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

समन्ताच्छतपातेन मुनिसङ्घैः पुरा कृतम् । रेवायां दुर्लभं स्थानं सङ्गमस्य समीपतः

Transliteration

samantācchatapātena munisaṅghaiḥ purā kṛtam | revāyāṃ durlabhaṃ sthānaṃ saṅgamasya samīpataḥ

Translation

പുരാതനകാലത്ത് മുനിസംഘങ്ങൾ ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം ശതപാദപരിക്രമയും ആരാധനയും നടത്തി ഈ സ്ഥലത്തെ പവിത്രമാക്കി. റെവയിൽ സംഗമത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള ഈ സ്ഥലം ദുർലഭമായ തീർത്ഥമാണ്.

Word by Word

• samantāt: on all sides/around
• samantāt: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• śatapātena: by a hundred falls/descents (measure)
• śatapātena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatapāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे

• munisaṅghaiḥ: by groups of sages
• munisaṅghaiḥ: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (munīnām saṅghaiḥ)

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• kṛtam: made/constructed
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (was) made

• revāyām: in/on the Revā (Narmadā)
• revāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• durlabham: rare/difficult to obtain
• durlabham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• saṅgamasya: of the confluence
• saṅgamasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• samīpataḥ: nearby/from the vicinity
• samīpataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samīpataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/देशवाचक-प्रयोग (from near; adverbial)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate next adhyāya context within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sauvarṇaśilā (near Saṅgama)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of sages circumambulates a small sacred zone by the Revā near a confluence; their footsteps and mantras ‘seal’ the ground with holiness; the river and meeting waters shimmer nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Saṅgama
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes especially potent through the accumulated tapas and sanctification performed by realized sages, and such places are to be sought with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A rare sacred spot on the Revā (Narmadā) near a Saṅgama (confluence), praised as difficult to attain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies sanctification through repeated rounds/circumambulation and devotional acts performed by sages, highlighting the merit of approaching such a place.