Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सापि कुम्भोदकैः स्नाता जीवत्पुत्रा प्रजावती । अपठस्तु नरोपोष्य ऋग्यजुःसामसम्भवाम्

Transliteration

sāpi kumbhodakaiḥ snātā jīvatputrā prajāvatī | apaṭhastu naropoṣya ṛgyajuḥsāmasambhavām

Translation

وهي أيضًا، إذا اغتسلت بماء الجرّة، تصير أمًّا لأبناء أحياء وذات ذرية. وحتى الرجل غير المتعلّم، بالصوم وضبط النفس، وبالالتجاء إلى الشعيرة المنبثقة من ريغ ويجوس وسامان—أي الدعاء الفيدي—ينال الثواب.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• kumbha-udakaiḥ: with pot-water
• kumbha-udakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (kumbhasya udakam)

• snātā: having bathed
• snātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jīvat-putrā: having living sons
• jīvat-putrā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīvat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (jīvantaḥ putrāḥ yasyāḥ)

• prajāvatī: fruitful/prolific
• prajāvatī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• apaṭhaḥ: a non-reciter (one who does not study)
• apaṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-paṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त/नकारार्थ (one who does not recite)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'having fasted'

• ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-sambhavām: (a rite/recitation) arising from Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma
• ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-sambhavām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛc (प्रातिपदिक) + yajuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + sāman (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-sambhavā = arising from/connected with Ṛg-Yajus-Sāma)

Speaker

Śiva (as narrator of tīrtha-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman after kumbha-snānā offers prayers with a cradle symbol nearby; an unlearned pilgrim sits respectfully as Vedic recitation is performed by a priest, indicating merit through participation and discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Revā (Narmadā)
• Dhautapāpa Tīrtha
• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is inclusive: both householders seeking well-being and the unlearned seeking purification can benefit through simple discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhautapāpa Tīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kumbha-snāna, along with upoṣa (fasting) and Vedic-based japa/recitation (implied).