Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

निर्वाप्य तद्बाणपुरं रेवया सह संगता । तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज विधिना मन्त्रसंयुतः

Transliteration

nirvāpya tadbāṇapuraṃ revayā saha saṃgatā | tatra snātvā mahārāja vidhinā mantrasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

ആ ബാണപുരത്തെ ശമിപ്പിച്ച് റേവയോടൊപ്പം സംഗമം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു (ജ്വാലാ നദി). ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, അവിടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം മന്ത്രങ്ങളോടുകൂടി സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്—

Word by Word

• निर्वाप्य: having quenched/extinguished
• निर्वाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-वा (धातु) → निर्वाप्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययः), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; ‘having extinguished/quenched’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (बाणपुरम् इति)

• बाणपुरम्: the city of Bāṇa (Bāṇapura)
• बाणपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणपुर (प्रातिपदिक; बाण + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: बाणस्य पुरम्)

• रेवया: with Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवया: Saha (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• संगता: joined, met, united
• संगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण (रेवा इति/नदी इति)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वा), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; ‘having bathed’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक; महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् राजा’)

• विधिना: by the prescribed rite/method
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (means/manner)

• मन्त्रसंयुतः: accompanied by mantras
• मन्त्रसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रसंयुत (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र + संयुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः/सह-भावः: मन्त्रैः संयुतः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jvāleśvara sangama (Jvālā–Revā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Jvālā stream merges into the Revā at a visible sangama; a kingly pilgrim and attendants prepare for ritual bathing, holding water pots and kusa, while priests chant mantras on the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Bāṇapura
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Jvālā River (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a tīrtha-sangama, disciplined bathing with mantra is presented as a direct means of receiving the site’s sanctifying power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jvāleśvara region: the Jvālā river’s meeting with Revā (Narmadā), with Bāṇapura named in the sacred topography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed according to vidhi and joined with mantra-recitation.