Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

व्याधिध्वंसो भवेत्तेषां नर्मदोदकसेवनात् । धनदस्य तु यस्तीर्थे विद्यादानं प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

vyādhidhvaṃso bhavetteṣāṃ narmadodakasevanāt | dhanadasya tu yastīrthe vidyādānaṃ prayacchati

Translation

Bei ihnen werden Krankheiten durch das Trinken des heiligen Wassers der Narmadā vernichtet. Und wer am Tīrtha des Dhanada die Gabe des Wissens spendet—

Word by Word

• व्याधिध्वंसः: destruction of diseases
• व्याधिध्वंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्याधीनां ध्वंसः)

• भवेत्: would occur / would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• नर्मदोदकसेवनात्: from drinking/using Narmadā water
• नर्मदोदकसेवनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः (नर्मदायाः उदकस्य सेवनम्) तस्मात्

• धनदस्य: of Kubera (the giver of wealth)
• धनदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• विद्यादानम्: gift of knowledge/teaching
• विद्यादानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः दानम्)

• प्रयच्छति: gives / bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanada-tīrtha (on Revā/Narmadā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king addressed as Pāṇḍunandana in the surrounding verses (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the Narmadā’s bank: one sips river-water with folded hands; nearby a learned teacher receives palm-leaf manuscripts or a donation for instruction at a marked Dhanada-tīrtha ghāṭ.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Dhanada Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to Narmadā and sacred charity—especially knowledge-giving—are portrayed as powerful supports for health and upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā (Revā) generally, and specifically the Dhanada Tīrtha where vidyā-dāna is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Narmadā-water consumption/ritual use, and vidyā-dāna (supporting teaching, learning, or transmission of sacred knowledge) at Dhanada Tīrtha.