Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

धावमानश्च विप्रस्तु एरण्डीसङ्गमे गतः । ततः प्रविष्टस्तु जले रेवैरण्ड्योस्तु सङ्गमे

Transliteration

dhāvamānaśca viprastu eraṇḍīsaṅgame gataḥ | tataḥ praviṣṭastu jale revairaṇḍyostu saṅgame

Translation

Sambil berlari pantas, brāhmaṇa itu sampai ke pertemuan sungai Eraṇḍī. Lalu dia masuk ke dalam air di tempat bertemunya Revā dan Eraṇḍī.

Word by Word

• धावमानः: running
• धावमानः: Karta (Agent as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (but/indeed)

• एरण्डीसङ्गमे: at the confluence of Eraṇḍī
• एरण्डीसङ्गमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डी + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सङ्गम-शब्दः पुं), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे)

• गतः: gone/arrived
• गतः: Kriya (Resultant state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरम् (then)

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Kriya (Action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रेव-एरण्ड्योः: of Reva and Eraṇḍī
• रेव-एरण्ड्योः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + एरण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (रेवा च एरण्डी च)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Āvantya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā–Eraṇḍī Saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Govinda reaches the Eraṇḍī confluence and steps into the waters where the Revā and Eraṇḍī meet; rivers shown as two currents merging.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Eraṇḍī
• brāhmaṇa (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha—especially a river confluence—with urgency and faith sets the stage for purification and karmic unfolding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā–Eraṇḍī Saṅgama (confluence of the Narmadā/Revā and the Eraṇḍī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entering the sacred waters at the saṅgama—implying snāna (holy bathing) as a tīrtha practice.