Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नागेश्वराश्च सप्तैव रेवातीरद्वयेऽपि तु । सप्तैव वह्निविहितान्यथाप्यावर्तसप्तकम्

Transliteration

nāgeśvarāśca saptaiva revātīradvaye'pi tu | saptaiva vahnivihitānyathāpyāvartasaptakam

Translation

രേവയുടെ ഇരുകരകളിലും നാഗേശ്വരങ്ങൾ ഏഴേ ഉള്ളൂ. വഹ്നി (അഗ്നി) സ്ഥാപിച്ചതും ഏഴ്; അതുപോലെ ആവർത്ത-സപ്തകം എന്ന ചുഴി-തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ സമുച്ചയവും ഉണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• नागेश्वराः: the Nāgeśvaras
• नागेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नागस्य ईश्वराः/नागेश्वर-नामकाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• रेवातीरद्वये: on the two banks of the Revā
• रेवातीरद्वये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवातीरद्वय (प्रातिपदिक; रेवा + तीर + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रेवायाः तीरयोः द्वये)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• वह्निविहितानि: ordained/established by Agni
• वह्निविहितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्नि + विहित (कृदन्त, क्त; वि + धा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (वह्निना विहितानि)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• आवर्तसप्तकम्: the set of seven whirlpools/turns
• आवर्तसप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवर्तसप्तक (प्रातिपदिक; आवर्त + सप्तक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आवर्तानां सप्तकम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgeśvara (7), Vahni-vihita tīrthas (7), Āvarta-saptaka (7)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic river scene: Revā flowing between two banks dotted with seven Nāgeśvara shrines; a fire altar consecrating another set; seven visible whirlpools marked as sacred, with pilgrims offering from ghāṭs.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgeśvara
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Vahni (Agni)
• Āvarta (whirlpool/eddy tīrtha-group)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā’s sanctity is portrayed as extending across both banks and even into natural river features (āvarta), each integrated into a Śaiva tīrtha-map.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Grouped tīrthas: seven Nāgeśvaras, seven Vahni-vihita tīrthas, and the Āvarta-saptaka (seven āvarta sites).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the text indicates recognition and visitation of these categorized tīrthas as part of the Revā pilgrimage tradition.