Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

मुनय ऊचुः । इतः क्रोशान्तरादर्वाक्तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले ततो द्रक्ष्यसि नान्यथा

Transliteration

munaya ūcuḥ | itaḥ krośāntarādarvāktīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tato drakṣyasi nānyathā

Translation

رِشیوں نے کہا: “یہاں سے ایک کروش کے اندر اندر ‘اَروَاک تیرتھ’ نام کا نہایت دلکش تیرتھ ہے۔ نَرمدا کے جنوبی کنارے پر تم اسے ضرور دیکھو گے؛ اس میں کوئی اور صورت نہیں۔”

Word by Word

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• क्रोशान्तरात्: from a distance of one krośa
• क्रोशान्तरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोश-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; क्रोश + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्वाक्: nearer/this side (towards here)
• अर्वाक्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: दिशावाचक (directional)

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

• परमशोभनम्: most beautiful
• परमशोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक; परम + शोभन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of तीर्थम्

• नर्मदायाः: of the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of कूले

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

• ततः: there/then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: तस्मात्/तत्रादि (from there/then)

• द्रक्ष्यसि: you will see
• द्रक्ष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-पद (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arvāk-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Citrasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages point out the route: ‘within a krośa’ lies Arvāk-tīrtha, a beautiful ford on Narmadā’s southern bank; the river glints as a guiding line through the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Arvāk-tīrtha
• Narmadā
• Citrasena (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthayātrā is grounded in precise sacred geography—holy places are approached through guided, tradition-backed directions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arvāk-tīrtha, located on the southern bank of the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated in this verse; it provides location guidance to reach the tīrtha.