Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

शिवलोकमवाप्नोति मामुवाच महेश्वरः । ये स्नाता नर्मदातोये तीर्थे तापेश्वरे नराः

Transliteration

śivalokamavāpnoti māmuvāca maheśvaraḥ | ye snātā narmadātoye tīrthe tāpeśvare narāḥ

Translation

„Er erlangt die Welt Śivas“, so sprach Maheśvara zu mir. Jene Menschen, die im Wasser der Narmadā am Tīrtha von Tāpeśvara gebadet haben,—

Word by Word

• śiva-lokam: Śiva’s world (Śivaloka)
• śiva-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (the Great Lord)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; संज्ञा (देवता-नाम)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम

• snātāḥ: (who are) bathed / who have bathed
• snātāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त; √snā (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘having bathed’

• narmadā-toye: in the waters of the Narmadā
• narmadā-toye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नर्मदायाः तोये’ (locative)

• tīrthe: at the tīrtha
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tāpeśvare: at Tāpeśvara
• tāpeśvare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थान/देवता-नाम

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, reporting Śiva’s words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: तापेश्वर-तीर्थ

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified in excerpt (likely a sage/assembly in Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred Narmadā ghat at dawn; devotees immerse while a sage-like Skanda narrator recalls Maheśvara’s words; a luminous Śiva presence is suggested above the liṅga shrine, indicating Śivaloka as the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva-loka
• Narmadā
• Tāpeśvara tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and purification in sacred waters, when linked to Śiva-worship, is said to lead to the highest Śaiva goal—Śivaloka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tāpeśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā river.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) in Narmadā waters specifically at the Tāpeśvara tīrtha.