Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

नारायणाह्वयं तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । चण्डादित्यं परं तीर्थं चण्डिकातीर्थमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

nārāyaṇāhvayaṃ tīrthaṃ cakratīrthamanuttamam | caṇḍādityaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ caṇḍikātīrthamuttamam

Translation

มีตี่รถะที่เรียกว่า นารายณะ และจักร-ตี่รถะอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้; สถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์สูงสุดของ จัณฑาทิตยะ และ จัณฑิกา-ตี่รถะอันประเสริฐ

Word by Word

• नारायणाह्वयम्: called ‘Nārāyaṇa’
• नारायणाह्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (tīrtha-विशेषण)

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage ford/place (tīrtha)
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रतीर्थम्: Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चण्डादित्यम्: Caṇḍāditya (fierce Sun; shrine name)
• चण्डादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड-आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चण्डिकातीर्थम्: Caṇḍikā-tīrtha
• चण्डिकातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• उत्तमम्: best, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakra-tīrtha (with Nārāyaṇa/Caṇḍāditya/Caṇḍikā tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fourfold sacred tableau on a riverbank: Viṣṇu as Nārāyaṇa blessing pilgrims; a radiant discus-marked shrine for Cakra-tīrtha; Sūrya (Caṇḍāditya) rising with seven horses as devotees offer arghya; and Devī Caṇḍikā standing with lion, trident, and red garlands—each vignette connected by the flowing Revā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa-tīrtha
• Cakra-tīrtha
• Caṇḍāditya
• Caṇḍikā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames the Revā region as a confluence of Vaiṣṇava, Śākta, and Saurya sacrality—multiple divine forms sanctify the same pilgrimage circuit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nārāyaṇa-tīrtha, Cakra-tīrtha, Caṇḍāditya-tīrtha, and Caṇḍikā-tīrtha are named as eminent sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on identifying the tīrthas worthy of reverence and visitation.