Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तस्य तीर्थस्य भावेन सर्वाङ्गरुचिरो नृप । मङ्गलं भवते वंशो नाशुभं विद्यते क्वचित्

Transliteration

tasya tīrthasya bhāvena sarvāṅgaruciro nṛpa | maṅgalaṃ bhavate vaṃśo nāśubhaṃ vidyate kvacit

Translation

ഹേ നൃപാ! ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ പുണ്യപ്രഭാവംകൊണ്ട് മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വാംഗങ്ങളിലും ദീപ്തിമാനാകുന്നു; വംശം മംഗളമയമാകുന്നു, എവിടെയും അമംഗളം കാണപ്പെടുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive Singular; pronoun)

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• भावेन: by the power/effect
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सर्वाङ्गरुचिरः: beautiful in all limbs
• सर्वाङ्गरुचिरः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘beautiful in all limbs’)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• मङ्गलम्: auspicious
• मङ्गलम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicative adjective)

• भवते: becomes/is
• भवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• वंशः: lineage
• वंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अशुभम्: inauspiciousness, evil
• अशुभम्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• विद्यते: is found/exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) (विद्-लभ् अर्थे ‘to be found’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• क्वचित्: anywhere, ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king emerges from the sacred river radiant, with a subtle aura around limbs; behind him, family members and a stylized lineage banner/tree appear auspicious; dark omens are absent, replaced by bright symbols (kalasha, svastika).

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Tīrtha
• Nṛpa (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place’s māhātmya is not merely symbolic—it is described as actively bestowing well-being and auspicious destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed tīrtha under discussion within Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on the transformative merit gained through connection with the tīrtha.