Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

नर्मदातीरमाश्रित्य मुनयो रुद्रमाविशन्

Transliteration

narmadātīramāśritya munayo rudramāviśan

Translation

Prenant refuge sur la rive de la Narmadā, les sages entrèrent en Rudra, atteignant l’union avec Śiva.

Word by Word

• narmadā-tīram: the bank of the Narmadā
• narmadā-tīram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (नर्मदा प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (तीर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः तीरम्)

• āśritya: having taken refuge in
• āśritya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (आ-श्रि धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'आश्रित्य' = having resorted to

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• rudram: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviśan: they entered/attained
• āviśan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-viś (आ-विश् धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā tīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages seated in deep meditation on the Narmadā bank; above them, Rudra’s presence—either as a towering serene Śiva or as a liṅga radiating light—into which their subtle forms dissolve, symbolizing ‘entering Rudra’.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Narmadā’s bank is portrayed as a powerful refuge where sages attain Rudra—Śiva-realization and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā-tīra (the banks of the Narmadā/Revā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Resorting to (āśritya) Narmadā-tīra—i.e., dwelling/undertaking sādhana there as the enabling condition for realization.