Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेशं वालुकेशं च देवेशं शक्रमेव च । नागेश्वरं गौतमेशमहल्यातीर्थमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

indreśaṃ vālukeśaṃ ca deveśaṃ śakrameva ca | nāgeśvaraṃ gautameśamahalyātīrthamuttamam

Translation

(Di sana ada) Indreśa dan Vālukeśa; Deveśa dan juga Śakra (Indra). (Di sana ada) Nāgeśvara dan Gautameśa; serta Ahalyā-tīrtha yang unggul.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेशम्: Indreśa
• इन्द्रेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य ईशः)

• वालुकेशम्: Vālukeśa
• वालुकेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालुक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वालुकस्य ईशः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवेशम्: Deveśa
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां ईशः)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नागेश्वरम्: Nāgeśvara
• नागेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नागस्य ईश्वरः)

• गौतमेशम्: Gautameśa
• गौतमेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गौतमस्य ईशः)

• अहल्यातीर्थम्: Ahalyā-tīrtha
• अहल्यातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहल्या (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अहल्यायाः तीर्थम्)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśa; Vālukeśa; Deveśa; Śakra; Nāgeśvara; Gautameśa; Ahalyā-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverbank with sandy stretches (Vālukeśa) and multiple small shrines: Indreśa and Śakra marked with vajra banners; Deveśa with a deva-assembly motif; Nāgeśvara with serpent canopy; Gautameśa with sage Gautama; Ahalyā-tīrtha with a woman figure emerging from stone/curse into purity, bathed by river light.

Characters & Entities

• Indreśa
• Vālukeśa
• Deveśa
• Śakra (Indra)
• Nāgeśvara
• Gautameśa
• Ahalyā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places preserve the memory of devas and ṛṣis; visiting them aligns the pilgrim with divine order and ancestral dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indreśa, Vālukeśa, Deveśa/Śakra-associated sites, Nāgeśvara, Gautameśa, and Ahalyā-tīrtha are praised within the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse’s function is tīrtha-praise through naming, a common Purāṇic mode of conveying merit.