Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

नर्मदेश्वरतीर्थं च वरुणेशं च मारुतम् । योगेशं रोहिणीतीर्थं दारुतीर्थं च सत्तमाः

Transliteration

narmadeśvaratīrthaṃ ca varuṇeśaṃ ca mārutam | yogeśaṃ rohiṇītīrthaṃ dārutīrthaṃ ca sattamāḥ

Translation

ഹേ സത്തമന്മാരേ! അവിടെ നർമദേശ്വര തീർത്ഥം, വരുണേശൻ, മാരുതൻ; കൂടാതെ യോഗേശൻ, രോഹിണീ തീർത്ഥം, ദാരു തീർത്ഥവും ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• नर्मदेश्वरतीर्थम्: the Narmadeśvara sacred ford
• नर्मदेश्वरतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + ईश्वर + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः ईश्वरस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणेशम्: Varuṇeśa (lord of Varuṇa)
• वरुणेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरुणस्य ईशः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मारुतम्: Māruta (wind-god/Marut)
• मारुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगेशम्: Yogeśa (lord of yoga)
• योगेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य ईशः)

• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Rohiṇī-tīrtha
• रोहिणीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोहिण्याः तीर्थम्)

• दारुतीर्थम्: Dāru-tīrtha
• दारुतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दारु-सम्बद्धं तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्तमाः: O best ones
• सत्तमाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि (श्रेष्ठाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadeśvara Tīrtha; Rohiṇī Tīrtha; Dāru Tīrtha (and associated shrines Varuṇeśa, Māruta, Yogeśa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim party on the Narmadā bank, moving from shrine to shrine; small lingas and devatā-stones under trees; river flowing with ghats and lamps at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadeśvara Tīrtha
• Varuṇeśa
• Māruta
• Yogeśa
• Rohiṇī Tīrtha
• Dāru Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is encountered through many forms—Śaiva, cosmic (Varuṇa, Vāyu), and yogic—within one continuous tīrtha landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadeśvara Tīrtha is prominent, alongside Varuṇeśa, Māruta, Yogeśa, Rohiṇī Tīrtha, and Dāru Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse supports standard tīrtha practices such as snāna, darśana, and nāma-smaraṇa.