Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

विचारयन्नभ्युपेत्य रेवासागरसङ्गमम् । शान्तया भार्यया सार्द्धं तप्त्वा द्वादशवत्सरान्

Transliteration

vicārayannabhyupetya revāsāgarasaṅgamam | śāntayā bhāryayā sārddhaṃ taptvā dvādaśavatsarān

Translation

Dengan renungan yang mendalam, baginda mendatangi pertemuan Sungai Revā dengan lautan; dan bersama isterinya Śāntā, baginda ber-tapa selama dua belas tahun.

Word by Word

• विचारयन्: considering, reflecting
• विचारयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) → विचारयत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणभावेन (समकालिकक्रिया) — ‘विचारयन्’ = while considering

• अभ्युपेत्य: having approached
• अभ्युपेत्य: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-उप-इ (धातु) → अभ्युपेत्य (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया — ‘having approached’

• रेवा-सागर-सङ्गमम्: the confluence of the Reva and the ocean
• रेवा-सागर-सङ्गमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष): ‘रेवायाः सागरस्य च सङ्गमः’; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• शान्तया: with Śāntā
• शान्तया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (instrumental/comitative)

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with, together with)

• तप्त्वा: having done austerity
• तप्त्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तप् (धातु) → तप्त्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया — ‘having performed austerity’

• द्वादश-वत्सरान्: twelve years
• द्वादश-वत्सरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या) + वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (कालपरिमाणम्)

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā–Sāgara Saṅgama (Narmadā–Ocean Confluence)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa / mahārāja addressed in nearby verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage and his wife seated in austerity near the wide estuary where the dark river meets the foaming sea; wind-bent reeds, distant seabirds, a small fire-altar, and prayer beads; the horizon glows at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Revā
• Sāgara
• Śāntā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right discernment leads one to a tīrtha, where sustained tapas—supported by dharmic companionship—ripens into purification and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā–Sāgara Saṅgama, the sacred meeting-place of the Revā (Narmadā) with the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A long-term tapas observance (twelve years) undertaken at the saṅgama.