Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तत्र गच्छ क्षपानाथ यत्र रेवान्तरं तटम् । त्वरितोऽसौ गतस्तत्र यत्र रेवौर्विसंगमः

Transliteration

tatra gaccha kṣapānātha yatra revāntaraṃ taṭam | tvarito'sau gatastatra yatra revaurvisaṃgamaḥ

Translation

“وہاں جاؤ، اے شب کے سردار، اُس کنارے پر جہاں رِیوا کا اندرونی کنارا (ریوانتر) ہے۔ وہ فوراً وہاں روانہ ہوا—جہاں رِیوا اور اُروَا کا سنگم ہے۔”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• क्षपानाथ: O lord of the night (Moon)
• क्षपानाथ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षपा + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṣapāyāḥ nāthaḥ)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (where)

• रेवा-अन्तरम्: the interior/interval of Revā
• रेवा-अन्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (revāyāḥ antaram)

• तटम्: bank/shore
• तटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वरितः: hastened, quick
• त्वरितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (कृदन्त; त्वर् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• असौ: he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) — ‘has gone’ (finite sense)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• रेवा-ऊर्वि-संगमः: the confluence of Revā and Ūrvi
• रेवा-ऊर्वि-संगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + ऊर्वि + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-निर्देशः; (revāyāḥ ūrvīyāś ca saṅgamaḥ)

Speaker

Brahmā (first half as instruction) / Narrator (second half describing Soma’s action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā–Ūrvā-saṅgama (at Revāntara-taṭa)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṣapānātha (Soma/Chandra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine instructor’s command sends Soma, ‘lord of the night,’ toward a specific riverbank; the scene shows Soma’s swift journey along the Revā to a luminous confluence where waters mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Soma (Kṣapānātha)
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Ūrvā
• Revāntara
• Revā–Ūrvā-saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is harmed, restoration is sought through divinely indicated sacred geography—actionful pilgrimage aligned with guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā–Ūrvā-saṅgama (the confluence of the Narmadā/Revā with Ūrvā), including the bank called Revāntara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage (going to the tīrtha) is prescribed as the practical step toward relief from the curse’s effects.