Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ये वसन्त्युत्तरे कूले रुद्रस्यानुचरा हि ते । वसन्ति याम्यतीरे ये लोकं ते यान्ति वैष्णवम्

Transliteration

ye vasantyuttare kūle rudrasyānucarā hi te | vasanti yāmyatīre ye lokaṃ te yānti vaiṣṇavam

Translation

جو لوگ شمالی کنارے پر رہتے ہیں وہ یقیناً رُدر کے خادم ہیں؛ اور جو جنوبی کنارے پر رہتے ہیں وہ وِشنو کے لوک (عالم) کو پہنچتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कूले: bank (of a river)
• कूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुचराः: attendants, followers
• अनुचराः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतौ (emphatic/causal particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• याम्यतीरे: on the southern bank
• याम्यतीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य + तीर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (याम्यस्य तीरम् = southern bank)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यान्ति: go, attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (लोकम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) banks

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide river divides two banks: on the north, Rudra’s gaṇas and Śaiva ascetics; on the south, Vaiṣṇava devotees with tulasī and conch; the river acts as a luminous boundary yet unifying thread.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Revā/Narmadā (implied banks)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dwelling by Revā is spiritually consequential; even the river’s banks are mapped to Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava destinies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The banks of Revā/Narmadā—north (uttara-kūla) and south (yāmya-tīra) as sacred zones.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence (vāsa) on the river-banks is presented as a meritorious observance; no separate rite is specified.