Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तरिष्यति भवाम्भोधिं स नरः कुरुनन्दन । योऽर्चयिष्यति तत्रैव देवतीर्थे श्रियः पतिम्

Transliteration

tariṣyati bhavāmbhodhiṃ sa naraḥ kurunandana | yo'rcayiṣyati tatraiva devatīrthe śriyaḥ patim

Translation

Wahai Kuru-nandana, sesiapa yang memuja Tuhan kepada Śrī (Viṣṇu) di Devatīrtha di tempat itu juga, dia akan menyeberangi lautan saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• तरिष्यति: will cross
• तरिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भवाम्भोधिम्: the ocean of worldly existence
• भवाम्भोधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + अम्भोधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य अम्भोधिः)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नरः: man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुरुनन्दन: O descendant of the Kurus
• कुरुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कुरूणां नन्दनः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• अर्चयिष्यति: will worship
• अर्चयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• देवतीर्थे: at the divine sacred ford
• देवतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (देवानां तीर्थम्)

• श्रियः: of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतिम्: lord/husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-nandana (a Kuru prince; likely Janamejaya in Purāṇic dialogue conventions)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the riverbank at Devatīrtha, a devotee worships Śrīpati; the river becomes a luminous ‘ford’ and the ocean of saṃsāra is symbolically crossed by a radiant path.

Characters & Entities

• Devatīrtha
• Śrīpati (Viṣṇu)
• Saṃsāra (bhavāmbhodhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā joined with devotion to Śrīpati is presented as a direct means to transcend saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha, a sacred ford praised within the Revā Khaṇḍa on the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (arcana) of Śrīpati specifically at Devatīrtha.