Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो विश्वरूपाय ओङ्कारायाखिलात्मने । यमारभ्ये प्रवक्ष्यामि रेवातीर्थावलिं द्विजाः

Transliteration

oṃ namo viśvarūpāya oṅkārāyākhilātmane | yamārabhye pravakṣyāmi revātīrthāvaliṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

اوم—نمسکار ہے اُس وِشوَرُوپ کو، اومکار کو، جو سب کا آتما ہے۔ اُسی سے آغاز کرکے، اے دِوِجوں، اب میں رِیوا (نَرمدا) کے تِیرتھوں کی مقدس فہرست بیان کروں گا۔

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव/मङ्गलाचरण

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation)

• विश्व-रूपाय: to the universal-formed one
• विश्व-रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ: विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्वस्य रूपम्

• ओङ्काराय: to Oṅkāra
• ओङ्काराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• अखिल-आत्मने: to the soul of all
• अखिल-आत्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अखिलस्य आत्मा/आत्मा अखिलानाम्

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative pronoun)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Adhikarana (Starting point/आधार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गपूर्वक-क्रियाविशेषण (gerundial adverb) ‘starting from’; धातु: रभ्

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall expound
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; धातु: वच्, उपसर्ग: प्र

• रेवा-तीर्थ-आवलिम्: the list of Revā’s tīrthas
• रेवा-तीर्थ-आवलिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + तीर्थ + आवलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: रेवायाः तीर्थाणाम् आवलिः

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Purāṇic framing; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrthāvalī (Narmadā tīrtha sequence)

Type: river (itinerary of riverine tīrthas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The syllable Oṁ radiates as a luminous glyph above a sage addressing seated dvijas; within the glow appears a subtle viśvarūpa—cosmic form containing rivers, mountains, and deities—hinting that the coming Revā tīrthas are limbs of the universal body.

Characters & Entities

• Oṅkāra
• Viśvarūpa
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin sacred narration and pilgrimage teaching with reverence to the all-pervading divine (Oṅkāra/Universal Self).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces the collective tīrthas of the Revā (Narmadā) rather than a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it serves as a maṅgala-invocation preceding the tīrtha catalogue.