Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शङ्खचूडः स्वयं तत्र संस्थितः पाण्डुनन्दन । वैनतेयभयात्पार्थ सुखदनर्मदातटे

Transliteration

śaṅkhacūḍaḥ svayaṃ tatra saṃsthitaḥ pāṇḍunandana | vainateyabhayātpārtha sukhadanarmadātaṭe

Translation

ఓ పాండునందన, ఓ పార్థా! వైనతేయుడు (గరుడుడు) అనే భయముచేత శంఖచూడుడు స్వయంగా అక్కడ, సుఖదాయకమైన నర్మదా తీరమున నివసించెను।

Word by Word

• śaṅkhacūḍaḥ: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• śaṅkhacūḍaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkhacūḍa (शङ्खचूड प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• saṃsthitaḥ: was stationed, remained
• saṃsthitaḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sthā (संस्था/स्थाः धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• pāṇḍu-nandana: O son of Pāṇḍu
• pāṇḍu-nandana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍu (पाण्डु) + nandana (नन्दन) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāṇḍoḥ nandana)

• vainateya-bhayāt: from fear of Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• vainateya-bhayāt: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vainateya (वैनतेय) + bhaya (भय) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vainateyasya bhayam)

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (पार्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• sukha-da: pleasant, giving comfort
• sukha-da: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (सुख) + da (द प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (sukhaṃ dadāti iti) विशेषण (qualifying narmadā-taṭe)

• narmadā-taṭe: on the bank of the Narmadā
• narmadā-taṭe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (नर्मदा) + taṭa (तट) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (narmadāyāḥ taṭe)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkhacūḍa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā’s pleasant bank, Śaṅkhacūḍa is shown dwelling near a ghāṭ or grove, watchful and fearful of Garuḍa; the river appears protective and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkhacūḍa
• Narmadā
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even beings driven by fear seek refuge at sanctifying places; the tīrtha becomes a locus of protection and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā riverbank associated with Śaṅkhacūḍa—later known as Śaṅkhacūḍa Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it provides the tīrtha’s narrative background.