Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । जयवाराहमाहात्म्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | uttare narmadākūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | jayavārāhamāhātmyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

श्री मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—नर्मदेच्या उत्तरेकाठी एक परम शोभन तीर्थ आहे. ते ‘जयवाराह’चे माहात्म्य असून सर्व पापांचा नाश करणारे आहे.

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: the revered Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक; उपपद-समास/संज्ञा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्तृ-संज्ञा

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तरे: on the northern (side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (कूले)

• नर्मदाकूले: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदाकूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + कूल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय/उद्देश्य

• परमशोभनम्: supremely beautiful
• परमशोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थम्)

• जयवाराहमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of (the place/deity) Jayavārāha
• जयवाराहमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + वाराह + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संज्ञा/विषयवाचक

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: destroying all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्र-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (माहात्म्यम्/तीर्थम्)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayavārāha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya speaking, pointing toward a radiant Narmadā north bank where a Varāha shrine stands; pilgrims gather with water pots; the river glitters.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Narmadā (Revā)
• Jayavārāha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to a sanctified place connected with the Lord’s acts is presented as a powerful means for purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jayavārāha Tīrtha on the northern bank of the Narmadā (Revā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied pilgrimage to the tīrtha; specific rites are detailed in subsequent verses (e.g., snāna/darśana).