Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तीरे ततो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । यजन्ति त्र्यम्बकं देवं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना

Transliteration

tasyāstīre tato devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | yajanti tryambakaṃ devaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā

Translation

Trên bờ sông ấy, chư thiên và các bậc hiền triết giàu có về khổ hạnh, với nội tâm hoan hỷ, phụng thờ đấng Tryambaka (Śiva).

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīre: on the bank
• tīre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, ततोऽर्थे (thereupon/then)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tapo-dhanāḥ: whose wealth is austerity
• tapo-dhanāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘येषां तपो धनं ते’

• yajanti: worship; sacrifice to
• yajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• tryambakam: Tryambaka (three-eyed one)
• tryambakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य त्रीणि अम्बकानि (नेत्राणि) सः’

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to tryambakam

• prahṛṣṭena: with delighted
• prahṛṣṭena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (antarātmanā)

• antar-ātmanā: with (their) inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अन्तरः आत्मा’ (inner self/mind)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (Tryambaka-yajana-sthala)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a serene riverbank, devas and ascetic sages perform a Śaiva yajña and pūjā to Tryambaka—liṅga or anthropomorphic Śiva—amid offerings, smoke, and focused joy.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā (implied by bank)
• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Deva (gods)
• Ṛṣi (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The riverbank tirtha becomes a natural altar where devotion to Śiva purifies and gladdens the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred banks of Revā (Narmadā) as a place of Śiva-worship (Tryambaka-upāsanā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajana/worship (yajanti) of Tryambaka—devotional and sacrificial worship at the tirtha.