Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा ह्यादित्येश्वरमुत्तमम् । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā hyādityeśvaramuttamam | uttare narmadākūle sarvavyādhivināśanam

Translation

ศรีมารกันเฑยะกล่าวว่า: จงตั้งใจฟังเถิด; เราจักกล่าวถึงอาทิตเยศวรอันประเสริฐ ณ ฝั่งเหนือแห่งแม่น้ำนรมทา ผู้ทำลายโรคภัยทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक; उपपद-समास/सम्बोधनार्थ-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• अवहितः: attentive
• अवहितः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP from अव-धा/धा ‘to attend’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied ‘त्वम्’)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• हि: indeed
• हि: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चयार्थे (for emphasis/indeed)

• आदित्येश्वरम्: Ādityeśvara (Lord of the Sun)
• आदित्येश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘आदित्येश्वरम्’)

• उत्तरे: on the northern (side)
• उत्तरे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘कूले’)

• नर्मदाकूले: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदाकूले: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + कूल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + व्याधि + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘आदित्येश्वरम्’)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ādityeśvara (at Ravitīrtha/Revā north bank)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya begins the revelation: a radiant Ādityeśvara liṅga on a Narmadā north-bank shrine, with the Sun’s rays striking the sanctum; pilgrims seek healing, offering water and bilva leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Ādityeśvara
• Narmadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are living medicines—devotion at Ādityeśvara on the Narmadā is praised as a cure for suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ādityeśvara at/near Ravitīrtha on the northern bank of the Narmadā (Revā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to hear the māhātmya attentively; implied tīrtha practice includes approaching/worshipping Ādityeśvara at the Narmadā.