Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तीरे ततो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । यजन्ति त्र्यम्बकं देवं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना

Transliteration

tasyāstīre tato devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | yajanti tryambakaṃ devaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā

Translation

ఆ నది తీరంలో దేవతలు మరియు తపోధనులైన ఋషులు, హర్షభరిత అంతరాత్మతో త్ర్యంబక దేవుడు (శివుడు)ను ఆరాధిస్తారు।

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīre: on the bank
• tīre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, ततोऽर्थे (thereupon/then)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• tapo-dhanāḥ: whose wealth is austerity
• tapo-dhanāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘येषां तपो धनं ते’

• yajanti: worship; sacrifice to
• yajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• tryambakam: Tryambaka (three-eyed one)
• tryambakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य त्रीणि अम्बकानि (नेत्राणि) सः’

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to tryambakam

• prahṛṣṭena: with delighted
• prahṛṣṭena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (antarātmanā)

• antar-ātmanā: with (their) inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अन्तरः आत्मा’ (inner self/mind)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (Tryambaka-yajana-sthala)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a serene riverbank, devas and ascetic sages perform a Śaiva yajña and pūjā to Tryambaka—liṅga or anthropomorphic Śiva—amid offerings, smoke, and focused joy.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā (implied by bank)
• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Deva (gods)
• Ṛṣi (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The riverbank tirtha becomes a natural altar where devotion to Śiva purifies and gladdens the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred banks of Revā (Narmadā) as a place of Śiva-worship (Tryambaka-upāsanā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajana/worship (yajanti) of Tryambaka—devotional and sacrificial worship at the tirtha.