Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । चक्रतीर्थं समाचक्ष्व मुनिसंघैश्च वन्दितम् । विष्णोः प्रभावमतुलं रेवायाश्चैव यत्फलम्

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | cakratīrthaṃ samācakṣva munisaṃghaiśca vanditam | viṣṇoḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ revāyāścaiva yatphalam

Translation

യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മുനിസംഘങ്ങൾ വന്ദിക്കുന്ന ചക്രതീർത്ഥത്തെ വിവരിക്കൂ. വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ അതുല്യ മഹിമയും രേവയിൽ നിന്നു ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലവും എനിക്കു പറയുക.

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• चक्रतीर्थम्: the Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• समाचक्ष्व: describe/tell (me) fully
• समाचक्ष्व: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• मुनिसंघैः: by groups of sages
• मुनिसंघैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां संघः)

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

• वन्दितम्: praised/revered
• वन्दितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रभावम्: power/glory
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

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

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

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (implied as responding sage in this adhyāya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions a sage amid an assembly of ṛṣis; in the background, the Revā flows by a ford marked with a cakra emblem or small shrine, indicating Cakratīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Cakratīrtha
• Sages (muni-saṅgha)
• Viṣṇu
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere seeker asks about both divine glory and practical spiritual results—linking devotion (Viṣṇu-prabhāva) with dharmic merit (tīrtha-phala).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā), honored by assemblies of sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse requests an account of the tīrtha’s power and its fruits (commonly implying pilgrimage and bathing).