Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

नर्मदासर्वतीर्थेषु स्नानदानेन यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति स नरो नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

narmadāsarvatīrtheṣu snānadānena yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti sa naro nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Welchen Lohn auch immer das heilige Bad und das Spenden (dāna) an allen Tīrthas der Narmadā gewähren—denselben Lohn erlangt jener Mensch; daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• नर्मदासर्वतीर्थेषु: in all the sacred fords of Narmadā
• नर्मदासर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नर्मदायां सर्वतीर्थेषु/नर्मदासम्बन्धिषु सर्वतीर्थेषु); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• स्नानदानेन: by bathing and giving (charity)
• स्नानदानेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (स्नानं च दानं च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (correlative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma/Phala (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (correlative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः सम्+अव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सः-इति विशेष्यः

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā sarva-tīrthas (collective)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Narmadā river with multiple ghāṭas and shrines symbolically represented; a devotee performs snāna and offers dāna (food/coins) to brāhmaṇas, while a celestial scroll or aura indicates ‘all tīrthas’ being encompassed.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Tīrthas of Narmadā
• Snāna
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity (snāna) joined with generosity (dāna) at sacred places yields assured spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All tīrthas along the Narmadā are collectively glorified as a complete pilgrimage field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (sacred bathing) and dāna (charity) at the Narmadā’s tīrthas.