Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

विमानवरमारूढः स्वर्गलोके महीयते । नर्मदासर्वतीर्थेभ्यः स्नाने दाने च यत्फलम्

Transliteration

vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ svargaloke mahīyate | narmadāsarvatīrthebhyaḥ snāne dāne ca yatphalam

Translation

Auf einem vortrefflichen himmlischen Vimāna reitend, wird er in der Himmelswelt geehrt. Welcher Lohn auch immer aus rituellem Bad und Gabe (dāna) an allen Tīrthas der Narmadā erwächst—

Word by Word

• vimāna-vara-ārūḍhaḥ: (one) mounted on an excellent aerial car
• vimāna-vara-ārūḍhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ārūḍha (कृदन्त; √ruh आरोहणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past passive participle) ‘ārūḍha’

• svarga-loke: in heaven-world
• svarga-loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु; मह् पूजायाम्/वर्धने)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘is honored/glorified’

• narmadā-sarva-tīrthebhyaḥ: from all (other) sacred fords (compared to Narmadā)
• narmadā-sarva-tīrthebhyaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (tīrtha), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• snāne: in bathing
• snāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• dāne: in giving (charity)
• dāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• yat-phalam: whatever fruit/result
• yat-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘yat’ विशेषणरूपेण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā–Sāgara-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, radiant after ritual bathing, is envisioned ascending a celestial vimāna while the Narmadā meets the ocean behind him; attendants hold vessels for dāna and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Svarga
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha practice yields exalted post-mortem honour, symbolized by svarga and a celestial vimāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text compares the fruit of this featured tīrtha with the combined fruits of all Narmadā tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) and dāna (charity), emphasized as the core tīrtha disciplines.