Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

रामकेशवतीर्थे च सहस्रं साग्रमुक्तवान् । अस्माहके सहस्रं च तीर्थानि निवसन्ति हि

Transliteration

rāmakeśavatīrthe ca sahasraṃ sāgramuktavān | asmāhake sahasraṃ ca tīrthāni nivasanti hi

Translation

Ele declarou que em Rāmakeśava-tīrtha há mil tīrthas e ainda mais; e que em Asmāhaka também, de fato, residem mil passagens sagradas.

Word by Word

• रामकेशवतीर्थे: at Rāma-Keśava-tīrtha
• रामकेशवतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + केशव + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्या-शब्द

• साग्रम्: with an additional amount (and more)
• साग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘स-अग्रम्’ (= with an excess/over and above)

• उक्तवान्: said/declared
• उक्तवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; ‘said’

• अस्माहके: in Asmāhaka (place/region)
• अस्माहके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्माहक (प्रातिपदिक; स्थान-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्या-शब्द

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

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• निवसन्ति: dwell/are located
• निवसन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Discourse/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle; for indeed/for)

Speaker

Bhārgava (Paraśurāma/Bhṛgu-line sage), as indicated by the surrounding verses

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmakeśava-tīrtha; Asmāhaka

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣi audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A river ghat with a small Viṣṇu shrine bearing conch-disc symbols; pilgrims bathe and offer tulasī; a sage indicates ‘1000+’ tīrthas present; nearby another ford labeled Asmāhaka with similar ritual activity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmakeśava-tīrtha
• Asmāhaka
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā-region is portrayed as densely sanctified—many tīrthas coexist, amplifying the pilgrim’s opportunity for merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmakeśava-tīrtha and the place called Asmāhaka are highlighted as abodes of numerous tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily enumerates the abundance of tīrthas.