Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं सर्वं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । धर्म्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ग्यं संशुद्धिकृन्नृणाम्

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam | dharmyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ saṃśuddhikṛnnṛṇām

Translation

ดังนี้ เราได้กล่าวถึงมหาตมยะอันประเสริฐยิ่งของตถีรถะทั้งหมดแก่ท่านแล้ว เป็นสิ่งเกื้อหนุนธรรม บันดาลเกียรติยศ อายุยืน สวรรค์ และชำระจิตใจของมนุษย์ให้บริสุทธิ์

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/closure)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/Gen or 4th/Dat), एकवचन; एतत्-प्रयोगे सामान्यतः चतुर्थी (to you)

• कथितम्: told, narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), कर्मणि भाव (it has been told)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: the greatness of the pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यम्)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्म्यम्: righteous, conducive to dharma
• धर्म्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly, leading to heaven
• स्वर्ग्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संशुद्धिकृत्: causing purification
• संशुद्धिकृत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-शुध् (धातु) + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (संशुद्धिं करोति)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (and its connected circuit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator concludes to the king: a scroll-like presentation of the tīrtha’s greatness; symbolic icons of dharma (scale), fame (banner), longevity (kalasha), heaven (celestial gate), purification (clear water).

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage site)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are portrayed as dharma-amplifiers: they refine conduct, cleanse sin, and elevate the pilgrim’s destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse summarizes the previously described tīrtha-māhātmya within Revā-khaṇḍa (centered on Revā-region pilgrimage and connected sites like Prabhāsa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified here; it functions as a general phalāśruti praising tīrtha-visit and associated observances.