Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अर्धक्रोशेन रेवाया विस्तीर्णो वटपादपः । करंजः कटहश्चैव सन्निधाने वटस्य च

Transliteration

ardhakrośena revāyā vistīrṇo vaṭapādapaḥ | karaṃjaḥ kaṭahaścaiva sannidhāne vaṭasya ca

Translation

ریوا سے آدھا کروش کے فاصلے پر ایک پھیلا ہوا برگد کا درخت کھڑا ہے۔ اور اسی برگد کے قریب کرنج کا درخت اور کٹہ کا درخت بھی ہے۔

Word by Word

• अर्ध-क्रोशेन: by half a krośa (measure)
• अर्ध-क्रोशेन: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अर्धः क्रोशः)

• रेवायाः: of Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विस्तीर्णः: spread out/extended
• विस्तीर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'वटपादपः' इति विशेषणम्

• वट-पादपः: a banyan tree
• वट-पादपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक) + पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वटः पादपः)

• करंजः: a karañja tree
• करंजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करंज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कटहः: a kaṭaha tree
• कटहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सन्निधाने: in the vicinity
• सन्निधाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वटस्य: of the banyan
• वटस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-taṭa (banyan-grove landmark spot)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm riverbank scene: the Revā flows nearby; at half a krośa stands a vast banyan spreading its canopy, with a karañja and kaṭaha tree close by—forming a recognizable triad for pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā
• vaṭa (banyan)
• karañja
• kaṭaha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are not abstract: Purāṇas preserve concrete markers so devotees can approach sacred places correctly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā/Narmadā-side tīrtha location identified by a banyan and nearby trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it provides navigational details for reaching the intended sacred spot.