Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

एवं तीर्थावलिः पुण्या रेवातीरद्वयाश्रिता । मया प्रोक्ता मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तथैवशृणुतानघाः

Transliteration

evaṃ tīrthāvaliḥ puṇyā revātīradvayāśritā | mayā proktā muniśreṣṭhāstathaivaśṛṇutānaghāḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ രേവയുടെ ഇരുകരകളെയും ആശ്രയിച്ച ഈ പുണ്യ തീർത്ഥാവലി ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു. ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഹേ നിർമലന്മാരേ, അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ഇനി കൂടി ശ്രവിക്കുവിൻ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (adverb of manner)

• तीर्थावलिः: the series of sacred places
• तीर्थावलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थावली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; समासः—तीर्थानाम् आवलिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तीर्थावलिः)

• रेवा: of Reva (Narmadā)
• रेवा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitival relation as first member of compound)

• तीर: bank
• तीर: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• द्वय: two
• द्वय: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• आश्रिता: resting on/located on the two banks of Reva
• आश्रिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle); समासः—रेवातीरे द्वये आश्रिता (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: told/declared
• प्रोक्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘has been told/declared’ (agreeing with तीर्थावलिः)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; समासः—मुनीनां श्रेष्ठाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तथा: in the same way
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• शृणुत: listen
• शृणुत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनघाः: O sinless ones
• अनघाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra tīrthāvalī (both banks)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni-śreṣṭhas (sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage-narrator concludes a ‘tīrtha-garland’ on the twin banks of Revā, addressing assembled sinless sages and inviting them to hear further.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā’s sanctity extends across both banks, and hearing/reciting her tīrthas is itself a dhārmic act of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) and the network of tīrthas situated along both her banks.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (hearing) and continued attentive listening to the subsequent tīrtha descriptions.