Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तत्फलं समवाप्नोति नर्मदाचरिते शुभे । कुरुक्षेत्रे च यत्पुण्यं प्रभासे पुष्करे तथा

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti narmadācarite śubhe | kurukṣetre ca yatpuṇyaṃ prabhāse puṣkare tathā

Translation

—فإن المرء ينال ذلك الثمر بعينه من خلال هذه السيرة المباركة لنهر نَرْمَدَا؛ وهو ثوابٌ يساوي ما يُنال من البركة المقدّسة في كوروكشيترا، وفي برابهاسا، وكذلك في بوشكارا.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'फलम्')

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• समवाप्नोति: attains/obtains
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नर्मदाचरिते: in the Narmadā-carita (account of Narmadā)
• नर्मदाचरिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नर्मदायाः चरितम्)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'नर्मदाचरिते')

• कुरुक्षेत्रे: at Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (correlative: 'whatever')

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पुष्करे: at Puṣkara
• पुष्करे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'likewise/so too')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) carita

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic map-like montage: the Narmadā scroll unfurls, and within it appear vignettes of Kurukṣetra, Prabhāsa, and Puṣkara—showing that hearing the Narmadā-carita contains the merit of these pilgrimages.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Kurukṣetra
• Prabhāsa
• Puṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the Narmadā’s sacred narrative is itself a powerful dharmic act yielding tirtha-equivalent merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) narrative is praised as equal in fruit to Kurukṣetra, Prabhāsa, and Puṣkara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of the Narmadā-carita is presented as the merit-giving practice.