Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

कलुषत्वं नयत्येव रसेन सुरसा तथा । कृपां करोति सा यस्माल्लोकानामभयप्रदा

Transliteration

kaluṣatvaṃ nayatyeva rasena surasā tathā | kṛpāṃ karoti sā yasmāllokānāmabhayapradā

Translation

Durch ihr göttliches Wesen nimmt sie gewiss alle Unreinheit hinweg; so ist sie „Surasā“ (wohlriechend und von göttlichem Geschmack). Weil sie den Welten Erbarmen schenkt und Furchtlosigkeit gewährt, wird sie als „Kṛpā“ (Barmherzigkeit) erinnert.

Word by Word

• kaluṣatvam: impurity
• kaluṣatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaluṣa-tva (प्रातिपदिक; भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• nayati: removes/leads away
• nayati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘leads/removes’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis ‘indeed/only’

• rasena: by (her) essence/juice
• rasena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• surasā: fragrant/pleasant
• surasā: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: surasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण (of sā)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘thus/so/likewise’

• kṛpām: compassion
• kṛpām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• karoti: bestows/does
• karoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘does/makes’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• yasmāt: because/from which
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular (because/from which)

• lokānām: of beings/worlds
• lokānām: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — genitive plural

• abhaya-pradā: giver of fearlessness
• abhaya-pradā: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण (of sā)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) — Surasā / Kṛpā aspects

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Clear, luminous river waters with a gentle fragrance motif (lotus/mandāra), the river-devī extending a blessing gesture of abhaya-mudrā; devotees’ faces soften from fear to peace.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Surasā
• Kṛpā
• Abhaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Revā-Narmadā is portrayed as a compassionate purifier who removes inner and outer defilement and grants fearlessness to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) river itself as a supreme tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on her purifying power and the merit of honoring/remembering her divine names.