Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले सिद्धेश्वरमिति श्रुतम् । तीर्थं परं महाराज सिद्धैः कृतमिति प्रभो

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle siddheśvaramiti śrutam | tīrthaṃ paraṃ mahārāja siddhaiḥ kṛtamiti prabho

Translation

ศรีมารกัณฑยะกล่าวว่า: ณ ฝั่งใต้แห่งแม่น้ำนรมทา มีสถานที่เลื่องชื่อว่า “สิทธิเศวร” โอ้มหาราช โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า นั่นคือทีรถะอันสูงสุดที่เหล่าสิทธะได้สถาปนาไว้

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + मार्कण्डेय (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नर्मदा: of Narmadā
• नर्मदा: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कूले इति)

• कूले: bank
• कूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Siddheśvara (Lord of the Siddhas)
• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• इति: thus/so called
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• श्रुतम्: is heard/known
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अस्ति इति अध्याहारः)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम् इति)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् राजा

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• कृतम्: made/established
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तीर्थम् इति विशेष्य)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Narmadā
• Siddheśvara
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are legitimized through saintly/Siddha association, and approaching them is part of dharmic pilgrimage culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara tīrtha on the southern bank of the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the tīrtha and its exalted origin.