Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ततस्तामददात्कन्यां शीलवतीं सुशोभनाम् । महार्णवाय देवेशः सर्वभूतपतिः प्रभुः

Transliteration

tatastāmadadātkanyāṃ śīlavatīṃ suśobhanām | mahārṇavāya deveśaḥ sarvabhūtapatiḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Darauf gab der Herr der Götter, der erhabene Gebieter aller Wesen, jenes tugendhafte und strahlend schöne Mädchen dem Großen Ozean.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (accusative singular)

• अददात्: gave
• अददात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (3rd person singular imperfect)

• कन्याम्: a maiden, daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (accusative singular)

• शीलवतीम्: virtuous, of good conduct
• शीलवतीम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (accusative singular)

• सु-शोभनाम्: very beautiful
• सु-शोभनाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (accusative singular)

• महा-अर्णवाय: to the great ocean
• महा-अर्णवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; (dative singular)

• देवेशः: Lord of gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (nominative singular)

• सर्व-भूत-पतिः: lord of all beings
• सर्व-भूत-पतिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (nominative singular)

• प्रभुः: the master, sovereign
• प्रभुः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (nominative singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā-samudra-saṅgama (Narmadā estuary)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara, lord of beings, ceremonially gives the virtuous river-maiden to the Great Ocean, depicted as a majestic deity receiving her with waves like garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deveśa, Prabhu)
• Narmadā (as maiden)
• Mahārṇava (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All sacred flows culminate in surrender—Narmadā’s course is framed as divinely guided toward cosmic wholeness (the ocean).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā’s sacred journey is linked to her confluence with the ocean, elevating her entire river-course as tīrtha-landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse narrates the divine ‘giving’ that sacralizes the river’s destination and confluence.