Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थं च विशोकासङ्गमस्तथा । वागीश्वरं नाम तीर्थं पुण्यो वै वागुसङ्गमः

Transliteration

māṇḍavyāśramatīrthaṃ ca viśokāsaṅgamastathā | vāgīśvaraṃ nāma tīrthaṃ puṇyo vai vāgusaṅgamaḥ

Translation

وہاں مाण्डویہ مُنی کے آشرم کا تیرتھ ہے، اور اسی طرح وِشوکا کا سنگم بھی ہے۔ ‘واگیشور’ نام کا تیرتھ ہے، اور بے شک واگو کا سنگم بھی نہایت مقدّس مانا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थम्: the Māṇḍavya-āśrama sacred ford
• माण्डव्याश्रमतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम-निर्देश/कर्मरूपे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशोकासङ्गमः: the Viśoka confluence
• विशोकासङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वागीश्वरम्: Vāgīśvara (name of a tīrtha)
• वागीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (तीर्थनाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निर्देशक अव्यय (quotative/‘by name’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्यः: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (विशेषण)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वागुसङ्गमः: the Vāgu confluence
• वागुसङ्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṇḍavyāśrama-tīrtha; Viśokā-saṅgama; Vāgīśvara-tīrtha; Vāgu-saṅgama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim group on the Narmadā bank, pointing to a sage’s hermitage grove and a visible confluence where two streams meet; a small shrine labeled Vāgīśvara near the waterline.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya-āśrama-tīrtha
• Viśokā-saṅgama
• Vāgīśvara
• Vāgu-saṅgama
• Sage Māṇḍavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hermitages and confluences are both dharma-centers: the sage’s āśrama represents disciplined living, while the saṅgama represents spiritual ‘crossing’ and renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māṇḍavya-āśrama-tīrtha, Viśokā-saṅgama, Vāgīśvara-tīrtha, and Vāgu-saṅgama are the highlighted sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse lists tīrthas and their holiness.