Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

रमणा रामतीर्थे तु यमुनायां मृगावती । करवीरे महालक्ष्मी रूपादेवी विनायके

Transliteration

ramaṇā rāmatīrthe tu yamunāyāṃ mṛgāvatī | karavīre mahālakṣmī rūpādevī vināyake

Translation

ณ รามตีรถะ พระนางทรงพระนามว่า รมณา; ณ ยมุนา พระนางคือ มฤคาวตี. ณ กรวีระ พระนางคือ มหาลักษมี; และ ณ วินายกเกษตร พระนางเลื่องลือว่า รูปาเทวี.

Word by Word

• रमणा: Ramaṇā
• रमणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• रामतीर्थे: at Rāma-tīrtha
• रामतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; रामस्य तीर्थम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Locative singular

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• यमुनायाम्: in/on the Yamunā
• यमुनायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• मृगावती: Mṛgāvatī
• मृगावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• करवीरे: at Karavīra
• करवीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• महालक्ष्मी: Mahālakṣmī
• महालक्ष्मी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती लक्ष्मीः); Nominative singular

• रूपादेवी: Rūpādevī
• रूपादेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपा (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (रूपा देवी); Nominative singular

• विनायके: at Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa shrine/place)
• विनायके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karavīra (Mahālakṣmī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four scenes: Devī Ramaṇā at a serene Rāma-tīrtha with a small Rāma shrine; Mṛgāvatī by the flowing Yamunā with deer motifs and river lotuses; Mahālakṣmī at Karavīra seated with lotuses and coins, temple lamps; Rūpādevī near a Vināyaka shrine, emphasizing beauty and auspicious beginnings.

Characters & Entities

• Ramaṇā
• Rāma-tīrtha
• Yamunā
• Mṛgāvatī
• Karavīra
• Mahālakṣmī
• Vināyaka
• Rūpādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is also a discipline of recognition: the Goddess is approached through the living name and form sanctified in each locality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāma-tīrtha, the Yamunā region, Karavīra, and Vināyaka-kṣetra are highlighted as Devī-abodes with distinct epithets.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly stated; the verse supports devotional recitation of place-linked divine names as a meritorious act.