Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अर्धक्रोशेन रेवाया विस्तीर्णो वटपादपः । करंजः कटहश्चैव सन्निधाने वटस्य च

Transliteration

ardhakrośena revāyā vistīrṇo vaṭapādapaḥ | karaṃjaḥ kaṭahaścaiva sannidhāne vaṭasya ca

Translation

രേവയിൽ നിന്ന് അർദ്ധ ക്രോശ ദൂരത്ത് വിശാലമായി പടർന്ന ഒരു വടവൃക്ഷം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. ആ വടത്തിന്റെ സമീപത്ത് കരഞ്ജയും കടഹയും എന്ന വൃക്ഷങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• अर्ध-क्रोशेन: by half a krośa (measure)
• अर्ध-क्रोशेन: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अर्धः क्रोशः)

• रेवायाः: of Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विस्तीर्णः: spread out/extended
• विस्तीर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'वटपादपः' इति विशेषणम्

• वट-पादपः: a banyan tree
• वट-पादपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक) + पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वटः पादपः)

• करंजः: a karañja tree
• करंजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करंज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कटहः: a kaṭaha tree
• कटहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सन्निधाने: in the vicinity
• सन्निधाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वटस्य: of the banyan
• वटस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-taṭa (banyan-grove landmark spot)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm riverbank scene: the Revā flows nearby; at half a krośa stands a vast banyan spreading its canopy, with a karañja and kaṭaha tree close by—forming a recognizable triad for pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā
• vaṭa (banyan)
• karañja
• kaṭaha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are not abstract: Purāṇas preserve concrete markers so devotees can approach sacred places correctly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā/Narmadā-side tīrtha location identified by a banyan and nearby trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it provides navigational details for reaching the intended sacred spot.