Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भित्त्वा महार्णवं क्षिप्रं यस्माल्लोकमिहागता । पूज्या सुरैश्च सिद्धैश्च तस्मादेषा महार्णवा

Transliteration

bhittvā mahārṇavaṃ kṣipraṃ yasmāllokamihāgatā | pūjyā suraiśca siddhaiśca tasmādeṣā mahārṇavā

Translation

Weil sie rasch den großen Ozean durchbrach und in diese Welt gelangte, und weil sie von den Devas und den Siddhas verehrt wird, heißt sie daher „Mahārṇavā“, die vom Großen Ozean.

Word by Word

• भित्त्वा: having split, breaking through
• भित्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषणभावः (having split/after splitting)

• महार्णवम्: the great ocean
• महार्णवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् अर्णवः)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• यस्मात्: from which
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (from which/whence)

• लोकम्: world, region
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb of place)

• आगता: (she) came, arrived
• आगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘she came’

• पूज्या: worthy of worship
• पूज्या: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक (gerundive: worthy to be worshipped), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुरैः: by/with the gods
• सुरैः: Karana/ Sahakaraka (Agent-instrument/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle)

• सिद्धैः: by/with the siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana/ Sahakaraka (Agent-instrument/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/निपातवत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore’ (originally abl. sg. used adverbially)

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• महार्णवा: (is called) Mahārṇavā
• महार्णवा: Pratijna/Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; नामरूपेण (as a proper name/epithet)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahārṇavā (Revā/Narmadā epithet)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The river-goddess Revā manifests by ‘breaking through’ the cosmic ocean, attended by devas and siddhas offering worship; the waters surge with primordial force.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Mahārṇavā
• Devas
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The river’s cosmic origin and divine veneration establish her as a supreme refuge and object of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā as a cosmic tīrtha whose descent is mythically framed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; worship (pūjā) by gods and siddhas is cited as exemplary reverence.