Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धं भोज्यं विप्रे ददाति यः । सोऽपि पापैर्विनिर्मुक्तः क्रीडते दैवतैः सह

Transliteration

narmadātoyasaṃsiddhaṃ bhojyaṃ vipre dadāti yaḥ | so'pi pāpairvinirmuktaḥ krīḍate daivataiḥ saha

Translation

Wer einem Brāhmaṇa Speise darreicht, die mit den Wassern der Narmadā bereitet ist, wird ebenfalls von Sünden befreit und erfreut sich in Gemeinschaft mit den Göttern.

Word by Word

• नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धम्: prepared with Narmadā water
• नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्+√सिध् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘नर्मदाया तोयेन संसिद्धम्’ (prepared with Narmadā water)

• भोज्यम्: food (to be eaten)
• भोज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (कृदन्त; √भुज् धातु, यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (edible food)

• विप्रे: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Apadana (Ablative sense via instrumental/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; अपादान-भाव (from sins)

• विनिर्मुक्तः: freed
• विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle): ‘freed’

• क्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह-योगे करण (with the gods)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (postposition: with)

Speaker

Narrator (Revā-khaṇḍa dialogue voice; precise speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā bank, a devotee draws river water, cooks a simple meal, and offers it to a seated brāhmaṇa under a canopy; in the sky, devas appear as if inviting the purified donor to their joyous realm.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Brāhmaṇa
• Devatāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering food sanctified by sacred river water, especially with reverence to brāhmaṇas, is a powerful purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) is directly glorified as a sanctifying sacred river within the Revā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna: giving prepared food (bhojya) to a brāhmaṇa, explicitly associated with Narmadā water.