Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सम्पन्नाः सर्वकामैस्ते पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते । श्राद्धं तत्रैव यः कुर्यान्नर्मदोदकमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

sampannāḥ sarvakāmaiste pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate | śrāddhaṃ tatraiva yaḥ kuryānnarmadodakamiśritam

Translation

O Herr der Erde, auf dieser Erde werden sie mit allen gewünschten Gütern erfüllt. Und wer eben dort das Śrāddha vollzieht, mit Gaben, die mit dem Wasser der Narmadā vermischt sind—

Word by Word

• सम्पन्नाः: fulfilled, endowed
• सम्पन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न (कृदन्त; √पद् (धातु) + सम्- उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे कृदन्त; विशेषण

• सर्वकामैः: with all desires (fulfilled)
• सर्वकामैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वे कामाः यस्य/येन)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पृथिव्याम्: on earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth
• पृथिवीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पृथिव्याः पतिः)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नर्मदोदकमिश्रितम्: mixed with Narmadā water
• नर्मदोदकमिश्रितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्मदा + उदक + मिश्रित (कृदन्त; √मिश्र् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नर्मदायाः उदकेन मिश्रितम्) विशेषणम् (श्राद्धम्)

Speaker

Vyāsa (to Pārtha/Arjuna, addressed as pṛthivīpati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Reva) tīra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (pṛthivīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king is addressed while a devotee performs śrāddha on the Narmadā bank; a copper vessel pours Narmadā water into offerings; kusa grass, sesame, and piṇḍas are arranged; the river glows as a sacred witness.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based dharma blesses both worldly life (prosperity) and obligations to ancestors through śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā/Revā tīrtha—using Narmadā water is explicitly praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha to be performed at that sacred spot with offerings mixed with Narmadā water.