Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो विश्वरूपाय ओङ्कारायाखिलात्मने । यमारभ्ये प्रवक्ष्यामि रेवातीर्थावलिं द्विजाः

Transliteration

oṃ namo viśvarūpāya oṅkārāyākhilātmane | yamārabhye pravakṣyāmi revātīrthāvaliṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

ഓം—വിശ്വരൂപനും ഓങ്കാരസ്വരൂപനും അഖിലാത്മാവുമായ പരമാത്മാവിന് നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! അവനെ ആരംഭമായി എടുത്ത്, ഇപ്പോൾ റേവാ (നർമദാ) തീർത്ഥാവലിയെ ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കും।

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव/मङ्गलाचरण

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation)

• विश्व-रूपाय: to the universal-formed one
• विश्व-रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ: विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्वस्य रूपम्

• ओङ्काराय: to Oṅkāra
• ओङ्काराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• अखिल-आत्मने: to the soul of all
• अखिल-आत्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अखिलस्य आत्मा/आत्मा अखिलानाम्

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative pronoun)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Adhikarana (Starting point/आधार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गपूर्वक-क्रियाविशेषण (gerundial adverb) ‘starting from’; धातु: रभ्

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall expound
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; धातु: वच्, उपसर्ग: प्र

• रेवा-तीर्थ-आवलिम्: the list of Revā’s tīrthas
• रेवा-तीर्थ-आवलिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + तीर्थ + आवलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: रेवायाः तीर्थाणाम् आवलिः

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Purāṇic framing; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrthāvalī (Narmadā tīrtha sequence)

Type: river (itinerary of riverine tīrthas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The syllable Oṁ radiates as a luminous glyph above a sage addressing seated dvijas; within the glow appears a subtle viśvarūpa—cosmic form containing rivers, mountains, and deities—hinting that the coming Revā tīrthas are limbs of the universal body.

Characters & Entities

• Oṅkāra
• Viśvarūpa
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin sacred narration and pilgrimage teaching with reverence to the all-pervading divine (Oṅkāra/Universal Self).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces the collective tīrthas of the Revā (Narmadā) rather than a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it serves as a maṅgala-invocation preceding the tīrtha catalogue.