Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा स्नात्वा जले नित्यं नर्मदायाः शुचिस्मिता । ततस्तुष्टा महाभागा देवी नारायणी नृप

Transliteration

snātvā snātvā jale nityaṃ narmadāyāḥ śucismitā | tatastuṣṭā mahābhāgā devī nārāyaṇī nṛpa

Translation

وبعد أن اغتسلت مرارًا كل يوم في مياه نَرْمَدَا، وهي ذات الابتسامة الطاهرة الرقيقة، عندئذٍ رضيت الإلهة نَارَايَنِي، يا أيها الملك، وهي عظيمة الحظ.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed (again and again)
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial: always)

• नर्मदायाः: of the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शुचिस्मिता: she of pure smile
• शुचिस्मिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci + smitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुचिः स्मिता यस्याः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter)

• तुष्टा: pleased
• तुष्टा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of devī)

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नारायणी: Nārāyaṇī
• नारायणी: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the devotee steps into the Narmadā, bathing repeatedly; ripples catch the sunrise. Above, a subtle vision of Goddess Nārāyaṇī appears, indicating her pleasure.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Devī Nārāyaṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and perseverance in tīrtha-practice (especially bathing) draw divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) river as a sacred tīrtha whose waters support vow-based devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily bathing (nitya-snāna) in the Narmadā’s waters as an act of devotion.