Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

वालखिल्याश्च गन्धारास्तृणबिन्दुश्च जाजलिः । उद्दालकश्चर्ष्यशृङ्गो वसिष्ठश्च सनन्दनः

Transliteration

vālakhilyāśca gandhārāstṛṇabinduśca jājaliḥ | uddālakaścarṣyaśṛṅgo vasiṣṭhaśca sanandanaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ വാലഖില്യരും ഗന്ധാരരും; തൃണബിന്ദുവും ജാജലിയും; ഉദ്ദാലകനും ഋഷ്യശൃംഗനും; വസിഷ്ഠനോടൊപ്പം സനന്ദനനും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• वालखिल्याः: the Vālakhilyas
• वालखिल्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• गन्धाराः: the Gandhāras (sages/people)
• गन्धाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तृणबिन्दुः: Tṛṇabindu
• तृणबिन्दुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृणबिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (तृण + बिन्दु)

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

• जाजलिः: Jājali
• जाजलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाजलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• ऋष्यशृङ्गः: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• ऋष्यशृङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्यशृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋष्यस्य शृङ्गः)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• सनन्दनः: Sanandana
• सनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः सह-तत्पुरुषः (स + नन्दनः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-pradeśa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A broader panoramic council: tiny Vālakhilya sages in a cluster, elder seers like Uddālaka and Ṛśyaśṛṅga, and a radiant kumāra (Sanandana) seated slightly apart; the Revā flows serenely with lotuses and a quiet sacrificial ground.

Characters & Entities

• Vālakhilyas
• Gandhāras
• Tṛṇabindu
• Jājali
• Uddālaka
• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• Vasiṣṭha
• Sanandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown by the continual presence of sages and perfected beings, making it a living center of dharma and realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The supreme Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha of Adhyāya 146, depicted as frequented by Vālakhilyas and renowned sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription in this verse; it supports the site’s māhātmya by enumerating saintly visitors.