Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । हनूमन्तेश्वरं नाम कथं जातं वदस्व मे । ब्रह्महत्याहरं तीर्थं रेवादक्षिणसंस्थितम्

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | hanūmanteśvaraṃ nāma kathaṃ jātaṃ vadasva me | brahmahatyāharaṃ tīrthaṃ revādakṣiṇasaṃsthitam

Translation

യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—‘ഹനൂമന്തേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായതെന്ന് എനിക്ക് പറയുക. ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാനാശകമായ ഈ തീർത്ഥം രേവയുടെ ദക്ഷിണ തീരത്ത് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• हनूमन्तेश्वरम्: Hanūmanteśvara
• हनूमन्तेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमन्त् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of Hanūmat / Hanūmat-īśvara); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to mark appellation: 'by name')

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Interrogative modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: 'how')

• जातम्: arisen/come to be
• जातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्म-रूपेण (what has arisen)

• वदस्व: tell (me)
• वदस्व: Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्महत्याहरम्: removing brahmahatyā
• ब्रह्महत्याहरम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (remover of brahmahatyā); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रेवादक्षिणसंस्थितम्: situated south of Revā
• रेवादक्षिणसंस्थितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेवा + दक्षिण + संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (situated on the southern side of Revā); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmateśvara (Hanūmata) tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions Mārkaṇḍeya on the riverbank; in the background, the Hanūmateśvara liṅga shrine stands on the southern side of Revā.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Hanūmateśvara
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Brahmahatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places carry specific names and powers rooted in divine history; learning their origin deepens faith and right practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hanūmateśvara tīrtha on the southern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it initiates the inquiry that typically leads to guidance on pilgrimage and worship.