Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ये प्रकुर्वन्ति भूयिष्ठां रेवाया दक्षिणे तटे । ते यान्ति शांकरे लोके सर्वदुःखविवर्जिते

Transliteration

ye prakurvanti bhūyiṣṭhāṃ revāyā dakṣiṇe taṭe | te yānti śāṃkare loke sarvaduḥkhavivarjite

Translation

രേവയുടെ തെക്കൻ തീരത്ത് ഈ കർമ്മങ്ങൾ അധികമായി ചെയ്യുന്നവർ, എല്ലാ ദുഃഖവും ഇല്ലാത്ത ശാങ്കരലോകത്തിലേക്കു പോകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform / do
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भूयिष्ठाम्: very great (act/merit)
• भूयिष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; अतिशयार्थक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative sense: ‘very great/most’)

• रेवायाः: of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘तटे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शांकरे: in Śaṅkara’s (Śiva’s)
• शांकरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘लोके’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वदुःखविवर्जिते: free from all sorrow
• सर्वदुःखविवर्जिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘विवर्जित’ = ‘वर्ज्’ धातोः; समासः (सर्वदुःखैः विवर्जितः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā dakṣiṇa-taṭa tīrthas (southern bank circuit)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the southern bank of the Revā, a line of pilgrims performs repeated rites—snāna, lamp-offering, japa—while a distant vision shows Śaṅkara’s serene realm, ash-white and moon-crested, free of sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place-specific devotion (bank, direction, and practice) is treated as spiritually potent, culminating in Śiva’s realm and freedom from sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The southern bank of the Revā/Narmadā river within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing the described tīrtha-rites and charities “abundantly” on the southern bank (general instruction, not a single named rite).