Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

यूयं वयं गमिष्यामो महीतीरं सुशोभनम् । आवामीक्षावहे सर्वं स्थानकं तदनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

yūyaṃ vayaṃ gamiṣyāmo mahītīraṃ suśobhanam | āvāmīkṣāvahe sarvaṃ sthānakaṃ tadanuttamam

Translation

ท่านและเราจักไปยังฝั่งแม่น้ำมหีอันงดงาม; ณ ที่นั้นเราจักได้เห็นสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์อันยอดยิ่งนั้นโดยครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (plural)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्य-प्रयोगः), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्य-प्रयोगः), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• गमिष्यामः: will go
• गमिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम् (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• महीतीरम्: the riverbank/shore of the earth (land’s bank)
• महीतीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + तीर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मही-तीरम्’ = ‘मही-या: तीरम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सुशोभनम्: very beautiful
• सुशोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• आवाम्: we two
• आवाम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), द्विवचनम् (Dual)

• ईक्षावहे: we two see/observe
• ईक्षावहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), द्विवचनम् (Dual), आत्मनेपदम्

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• स्थानकम्: place, spot
• स्थानकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahī-tīra (Mahī River bank tirtha)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhṛgu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two revered figures set out toward a radiant riverbank; the Mahī glints, with a distant sacred precinct hinted by trees, shrines, and pilgrims’ paths.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhṛgu
• Mahī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage (yātrā) to a tīrtha is affirmed as a direct means to encounter sanctity and deepen faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The beautiful Mahī riverbank, in the context of the Mahī–Sāgara sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it emphasizes darśana—going and beholding the holy place.