Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

उत्पलावर्तके लोला सुभद्रा शोणसङ्गमे । मता सिद्धवटे लक्ष्मीस्तरंगा भारताश्रमे

Transliteration

utpalāvartake lolā subhadrā śoṇasaṅgame | matā siddhavaṭe lakṣmīstaraṃgā bhāratāśrame

Translation

Di Utpalāvartaka, Baginda ialah Lolā; di pertemuan sungai Śoṇa, Baginda ialah Subhadrā. Di Siddhavaṭa, Baginda dimuliakan sebagai Matā, Sang Ibu; dan di Bhārata-āśrama, Baginda ialah Taraṅgā, ‘yang beralun ombak’.

Word by Word

• उत्पलावर्तके: at Utpalāvartaka (place)
• उत्पलावर्तके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पल + आवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-स्थाननाम (उत्पलानाम् आवर्तः/आवर्तकः)

• लोला: Lolā (name)
• लोला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• सुभद्रा: Subhadrā (name)
• सुभद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• शोणसङ्गमे: at the confluence of the Śoṇa
• शोणसङ्गमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोण + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शोणस्य सङ्गमः)

• मता: Matā (name)
• मता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (not the participle here, used as proper name)

• सिद्धवटे: at Siddhavaṭa
• सिद्धवटे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानां वटः)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī (name)
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• तरंगा: Taraṅgā (name)
• तरंगा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरंगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• भारताश्रमे: at Bhārata’s hermitage
• भारताश्रमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भारतस्य आश्रमः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Utpalāvartaka; Śoṇa-saṅgama; Siddhavaṭa; Bhārata-āśrama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A flowing river sequence: at Utpalāvartaka a lotus-filled eddy where Devi Lolā dances lightly; at the Śoṇa confluence Devi Subhadrā blesses pilgrims offering water; at Siddhavaṭa a vast banyan under which Devi Matā sits as the universal mother; at Bhārata-āśrama a hermitage by rippling waters where Devi Taraṅgā rises with wave-like garments.

Characters & Entities

• Utpalāvartaka
• Lolā
• Śoṇa
• Subhadrā
• Siddhavaṭa
• Matā
• Lakṣmī
• Taraṅgā
• Bhārata-āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Confluences, banyan sanctuaries, and āśramas are sacred nodes where Devī is approached as auspiciousness, motherhood, and life-giving flow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Utpalāvartaka, Śoṇa-saṅgama, Siddhavaṭa, and Bhārata’s hermitage are praised as Devī-linked pilgrimage points.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the mention of saṅgama and siddhavaṭa implies customary snāna, darśana, and pūjā performed at such sites.