Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततस्तदा देवपुरोगमो हरो गतो हि वै पुण्यमुनीश्वरैः सह । आगत्य तीर्थं च वरं ददौ तदा निजां कलां तत्र विमुच्य तीर्थे

Transliteration

tatastadā devapurogamo haro gato hi vai puṇyamunīśvaraiḥ saha | āgatya tīrthaṃ ca varaṃ dadau tadā nijāṃ kalāṃ tatra vimucya tīrthe

Translation

అప్పుడు దేవగణాల ముందుగా నడిచిన హరుడు (శివుడు) పుణ్యమునీశ్వరులతో కలిసి అక్కడికి వచ్చెను. వచ్చి వరమిచ్చి, ఆ స్థలాన్ని శ్రేష్ఠ తీర్థంగా ప్రతిష్ఠించి, తన దివ్యకళలో ఒక భాగాన్ని ఆ తీర్థంలో నిక్షిప్తం చేసెను।

Word by Word

• tatas: thereafter
• tatas: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'ततः/thereafter'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = temporal adverb; 'then/at that time'

• deva-purogamaḥ: leader of the gods
• deva-purogamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = 'देवानां पुरोगमः' (leader of the gods); विशेषणम्

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'gone' (past participle)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphatic/causal particle

• vai: certainly
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphasis/assurance

• puṇya-munīśvaraiḥ: with the holy sage-lords
• puṇya-munīśvaraiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः = 'पुण्याश्च ते मुनīśvarāḥ' (holy sage-lords)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-योगे) = indeclinable meaning 'with'

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + tya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष) = gerund; 'having come'

• tīrtham: the sacred ford/place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and) = conjunction

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'boon'

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'gave' (perfect)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = temporal adverb

• nijām: his own
• nijām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kalām: portion/energy (kalā)
• kalām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = locative adverb 'there'

• vimucya: having released
• vimucya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (धातु) + tya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त = gerund; 'having released/left'

• tīrthe: at the sacred place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalākumbha/Kumbheśvara-tīrtha (consecrated ford)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Hara) arrives in procession—devas in front, great sages around—reaching the river-ford; he grants a boon and releases a radiant portion of his power into the tīrtha, causing the place to glow with sacred brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Devas (gods)
• Munis (sages)
• Revā tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is not symbolic alone—Purāṇic theology treats it as empowered by divine presence and grace (an infused kalā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-associated tīrtha of this chapter’s narrative (Kapitīrtha/Hanūmanteśvara context), elevated by Śiva’s boon and potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual command; it describes divine consecration as the source of the tīrtha’s efficacy.