Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अस्माहके तदाप्नोति नर्मदायां न संशयः । तत्र ब्रह्मा मुरारिश्च रुद्रश्च उमया सह

Transliteration

asmāhake tadāpnoti narmadāyāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tatra brahmā murāriśca rudraśca umayā saha

Translation

Eben diese Frucht wird an unserem eigenen Ort—an der Narmadā—ohne jeden Zweifel erlangt. Dort weilen Brahmā, Murāri (Viṣṇu) und Rudra zusammen mit Umā.

Word by Word

• अस्माहके: of us / our
• अस्माहके: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्माक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘अस्माकम्’ अर्थे (our)

• तत्: that (fruit)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नर्मदायाम्: at/on the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपातः

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (there)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुरारिः: Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• मुरारिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुरायाः अरिः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/साकं-योगे), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपातः (with)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator praising Narmadā as superior/fully equivalent)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā’s bank, the river is personified; above, Brahmā, Viṣṇu (Murāri), and Rudra with Umā appear in subtle divine presence, blessing a devotee performing piṇḍa-udaka.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Brahmā
• Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Narmadā is proclaimed a supremely efficacious sacred geography where the highest fruits of pitṛ rites are assured.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) river-region is explicitly glorified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of piṇḍa/udaka offerings for pitṛs, now emphasized as especially fruitful on the Narmadā.