Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

प्रोच्यते नर्मदातीरे मूलस्थानाख्यभास्करः

Transliteration

procyate narmadātīre mūlasthānākhyabhāskaraḥ

Translation

Di tebing Sungai Narmadā, Bhāskara disebut sebagai “Mūlasthāna”, yakni Surya pada singgahsana asal.

Word by Word

• प्रोच्यते: is called / is said
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• नर्मदातीरे: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदातीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा-तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः तीरम्)

• मूलस्थानाख्यभास्करः: Bhāskara named ‘Mūlasthāna’
• मूलस्थानाख्यभास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलस्थान-आख्य-भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (मूलस्थानम् आख्या यस्य/नाम यस्य सः भास्करः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlasthāna (Bhāskara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm Narmadā riverbank with a shrine or icon of Sūrya labeled ‘Mūlasthāna’; pilgrims point and speak the name, establishing recognition.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Mūlasthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Naming and remembering a tīrtha-deity connection is itself a way the Purāṇa maps sacred power onto geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mūlasthāna on the Narmadā bank, associated with Bhāskara (Sūrya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse provides identification and sacred naming.