Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ये वसन्त्युत्तरे कूले रुद्रस्यानुचरा हि ते । वसन्ति याम्यतीरे ये लोकं ते यान्ति वैष्णवम्

Transliteration

ye vasantyuttare kūle rudrasyānucarā hi te | vasanti yāmyatīre ye lokaṃ te yānti vaiṣṇavam

Translation

Os que moram na margem do norte são, de fato, servidores de Rudra; e os que moram na margem do sul vão ao mundo de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कूले: bank (of a river)
• कूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुचराः: attendants, followers
• अनुचराः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतौ (emphatic/causal particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• याम्यतीरे: on the southern bank
• याम्यतीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य + तीर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (याम्यस्य तीरम् = southern bank)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यान्ति: go, attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (लोकम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) banks

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide river divides two banks: on the north, Rudra’s gaṇas and Śaiva ascetics; on the south, Vaiṣṇava devotees with tulasī and conch; the river acts as a luminous boundary yet unifying thread.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Revā/Narmadā (implied banks)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dwelling by Revā is spiritually consequential; even the river’s banks are mapped to Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava destinies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The banks of Revā/Narmadā—north (uttara-kūla) and south (yāmya-tīra) as sacred zones.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence (vāsa) on the river-banks is presented as a meritorious observance; no separate rite is specified.