Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवं तावत्प्रमाणानि तीर्थे कुम्भेश्वरे द्विजाः । साग्रं लक्षं च तीर्थानां स्थितं रेवोरसङ्गमे

Transliteration

evaṃ tāvatpramāṇāni tīrthe kumbheśvare dvijāḥ | sāgraṃ lakṣaṃ ca tīrthānāṃ sthitaṃ revorasaṅgame

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! കുംഭേശ്വര തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഇതുവരെ ഇത്രയേറെ എന്നാണു പ്രമാണം (ഗണന) പറഞ്ഞത്. റേവോര സംഗമത്തിലും തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ സാഗ്രം ലക്ഷം (ഒരു ലക്ഷത്തിലധികം) നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• tāvat: so much/so far
• tāvat: Sambandha (Extent/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (so much/so far)

• pramāṇāni: measures/counts
• pramāṇāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tīrthe: at the tīrtha/place
• tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kumbheśvare: at Kumbheśvara
• kumbheśvare: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbheśvara (प्रातिपदिक; kumbha + īśvara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kumbhasya īśvaraḥ)

• dvijāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि

• sāgram: with an excess
• sāgram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (lakṣam)

• lakṣam: a lakh
• lakṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• tīrthānām: of tīrthas
• tīrthānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• sthitam: is situated/exists
• sthitam: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; lakṣam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• revora-saṅgame: at the confluence called Revora
• revora-saṅgame: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revora-saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक; revā + ura + saṅgama)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (revāyāḥ urasaṅgamaḥ / revā-urasya saṅgamaḥ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (as referenced in this adhyāya’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumbheśvara; Revora-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A confluence scene labeled ‘Revora-saṅgama’ with vast crowds of pilgrims bathing, while Kumbheśvara shrine stands nearby with a prominent liṅga; the landscape is dotted with countless small tīrtha markers fading into the distance to suggest 100,000+ presences.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbheśvara
• Revora-saṅgama
• dvija
• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage space is mapped as measurable sacred power; certain confluences are celebrated as surpassing even vast counts of tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumbheśvara-tīrtha and Revora-saṅgama, the latter praised as exceeding a lakh tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is specified; the verse serves as māhātmya-style praise encouraging visitation and worship.