Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तां मधुरां वाणीं स्वयं देवेन निर्मिताम् । संभ्रान्ता ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे स्नातुं ये तत्र चागताः

Transliteration

śrutvā tāṃ madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ svayaṃ devena nirmitām | saṃbhrāntā brāhmaṇāḥ sarve snātuṃ ye tatra cāgatāḥ

Translation

Als sie jene süße Stimme vernahmen, vom Gott selbst hervorgebracht, gerieten alle Brahmanen, die zum Baden dorthin gekommen waren, in Staunen und Erregung.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातुः श्रु

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मधुराम्: sweet
• मधुराम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वाणीम्)

• वाणीम्: speech/voice
• वाणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/स्वतन्त्रता-बोधक (indeclinable adverb: oneself/by oneself)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निर्मिताम्: created/made
• निर्मिताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपसर्गः नि-; धातुः मा (to measure/make)

• संभ्रान्ताः: astonished
• संभ्रान्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-भ्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्राय विशेषण (agitated/astonished)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ब्राह्मणाः)

• स्नातुम्: to bathe
• स्नातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), धातुः स्ना

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः आ-; धातुः गम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-snānārtha āgama (Narmadā bathing pilgrimage)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas carrying bathing items pauses mid-step at the ghat, heads turned toward the source of a honeyed divine voice; their faces show astonishment and devotional agitation.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Deva (Śiva, implied)
• Snāna (bathing at tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places magnify devotion: even ordinary acts like bathing become charged with wonder when touched by divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha where pilgrims assemble for snāna; the chapter emphasizes its palpable spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha is explicitly referenced as the pilgrims’ purpose.