Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

श्रुतं मे रुद्रसांनिध्ये नन्दिस्कन्दगणैः सह । पार्वत्या पृष्टः शम्भुश्च रवितीर्थस्य यत्फलम्

Transliteration

śrutaṃ me rudrasāṃnidhye nandiskandagaṇaiḥ saha | pārvatyā pṛṣṭaḥ śambhuśca ravitīrthasya yatphalam

Translation

രുദ്രസാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ നന്ദി, സ്കന്ദൻ, ഗണങ്ങൾ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം ഞാൻ കേട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു—പാർവതി ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ ശംഭു രവിതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ ഫലം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object; ‘heard’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; श्रु धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• मे: by me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुद्रसांनिध्ये: in the presence of Rudra
• रुद्रसांनिध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य सान्निध्यम्)

• नन्दिस्कन्दगणैः: with the hosts of Nandi and Skanda
• नन्दिस्कन्दगणैः: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Accompaniment/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि + स्कन्द + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समाहार/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (नन्दि-स्कन्द-गणाः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-शब्दः (preposition-like) तृतीया-सहयोगे

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karta (Agent of asking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पृष्टः: asked (questioned)
• पृष्टः: Karta (Subject; Śambhu as ‘asked’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ट (कृदन्त; प्रच्छ् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• रवितीर्थस्य: of Ravi-tīrtha (Sun’s sacred ford)
• रवितीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रवेः तीर्थम्)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) reporting an earlier Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravītīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed later in 60.9; implied continuity)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine assembly: Śiva seated with Pārvatī; Nandi nearby; Skanda and gaṇas attending as Śiva proclaims the fruit of Ravītīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Śambhu
• Pārvatī (Girijā)
• Nandi
• Skanda
• Gaṇas
• Ravitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest authority for tīrtha-glory is presented as Śiva’s own teaching, strengthening faith (śraddhā) in pilgrimage merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ravitīrtha—its ‘phala’ (spiritual fruit) is the topic of Śiva’s explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse establishes a lineage of transmission for the tīrtha’s promised results.