Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो गच्छेद्धराधीश तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातं यत्र सिद्धो जनार्दनः

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato gaccheddharādhīśa tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | jamadagniriti khyātaṃ yatra siddho janārdanaḥ

Translation

ศรีมารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า: ต่อจากนั้น โอ้เจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน พึงไปยังตีรถะอันงดงามยิ่ง ชื่อว่า ‘ชะมทัคนิ’ ที่ซึ่งชนารทนะประทับอยู่ในฐานะสิทธะผู้บรรลุแล้ว

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (श्रीमान् मार्कण्डेयः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: then/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धराधीश: O lord of the earth (king)
• धराधीश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (धरायाः अधीशः)

• तीर्थम्: to a sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• परमशोभनम्: most beautiful
• परमशोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (अत्यन्तं शोभनम्)

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• ख्यातम्: renowned (as)
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ख्यात’ = renowned

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• सिद्धः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: जमदग्नि-तीर्थ

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: युधिष्ठिर (धराधीश)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: तीर्थ-मार्ग पर राजा/यात्री-समूह; आगे रमणीय नदी-तट पर ‘जमदग्नि-तीर्थ’ का तोरण/घाट; वहाँ जनार्दन की दिव्य प्रतिमा/प्रकाशमान सन्निधि, ऋषि मार्कण्डेय मार्गदर्शन करते हुए

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Jamadagni-tīrtha
• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-landscape is multi-sectarian: even within a river pilgrimage, Viṣṇu (Janārdana) is revealed as powerfully present at specific sites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jamadagni-tīrtha, described as supremely beautiful and sanctified by Janārdana’s siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage—going to the tīrtha (gacchet); no additional rite is specified in this verse.