Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तीर्थे नारदनामाख्ये रेवायाश्चोत्तरे तटे । चित्रभानुमुखा देवाः सर्वदेवमय ऋषिः

Transliteration

tīrthe nāradanāmākhye revāyāścottare taṭe | citrabhānumukhā devāḥ sarvadevamaya ṛṣiḥ

Translation

ریوا کے شمالی کنارے پر ‘نارد’ نامی تیرتھ میں، چتر بھانو کی سرکردگی میں دیوتا حاضر ہیں؛ اور وہاں کا رِشی سَرو دیو مَی ہے، یعنی سب دیوتاؤں کا مجسم روپ۔

Word by Word

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (in/at the sacred place)

• नारदनामाख्ये: called by the name ‘Nārada’
• नारदनामाख्ये: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद + नाम + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थे)

• रेवायाः: of the Revā (river)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of Revā)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण (qualifying तटे)

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (on the bank)

• चित्रभानुमुखाः: having Citrabhānu as their leader/foremost (lit. ‘Citrabhānu-faced’)
• चित्रभानुमुखाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रभानु + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; बहुव्रीहिः (those whose face is like/with Citrabhānu)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• सर्वदेवमयः: consisting of all gods
• सर्वदेवमयः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying ऋषिः)

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marked ford on Revā’s north bank named for Nārada; devas assemble with Citrabhānu at the forefront, while a radiant sage sits in tapas, his aura suggesting all deities within him.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Nārada (tīrtha-name)
• Citrabhānu
• Devas
• Ṛṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not merely a place but a living divine field—gods and sages converge there, making worship especially potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nārada-named tīrtha on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the sacred geography and divine presence that grounds the subsequent rituals.