Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

देवराजो जगामासौ तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । गङ्गातीर्थेषु सर्वेषु यामुनेषु तथैव च

Transliteration

devarājo jagāmāsau tīrthānyāyatanāni ca | gaṅgātīrtheṣu sarveṣu yāmuneṣu tathaiva ca

Translation

พระอินทร์ผู้เป็นราชาแห่งเทวะเสด็จไปยังทิรถะและสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งหลาย; ทรงเยือนทิรถะแห่งคงคาทั้งปวง และทิรถะแห่งยมุนาด้วยเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• devarājaḥ: the king of gods (Indra)
• devarājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः देव + राजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/‘king of gods’)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asau: that (one), he
• asau: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places, fords
• tīrthāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• āyatanāni: abodes, shrines
• āyatanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

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

• gaṅgā-tīrtheṣu: in the Gaṅgā pilgrimage spots
• gaṅgā-tīrtheṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः गङ्गा + तीर्थ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/‘tīrthas of Gaṅgā’)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (tīrtheṣu)

• yāmuneṣu: in the Yamunā (tīrthas)
• yāmuneṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāmuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘(tīrtheṣu) on Yamunā’ understood

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• eva: just, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīrthas; Yamunā-tīrthas (collective)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra as a radiant traveler-deity moving from one river ford to another; scenes of Gaṅgā ghāṭas and Yamunā banks with sages, bathers, and small shrines; a map-like montage of tīrthas.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāja)
• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest celestial ruler seeks purification through pilgrimage, showing that tīrtha-yātrā is a universal dharmic remedy for inner and outer impurity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse broadly praises the network of Gaṅgā and Yamunā tīrthas as purifying pilgrimage sites, setting the stage for Revā’s distinctive greatness in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage to tīrthas and visiting āyatanas (shrines) is implied; specific rites like snāna or dāna are not explicitly stated in this verse.