Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्र जले रम्ये नत्वा देवं तु भास्करम् । स्नापयामास देवेशं शङ्करं चोमया सह

Transliteration

snātvā tatra jale ramye natvā devaṃ tu bhāskaram | snāpayāmāsa deveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ comayā saha

Translation

S’étant baignée dans ces eaux délicieuses et s’étant prosternée devant Bhāskara, le Soleil, elle baigna ensuite le Seigneur des dieux, Śaṅkara, avec Umā.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: स्ना, अर्थ: स्नानं कृत्वा

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रम्ये: pleasant, lovely
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying जले)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: नम्, अर्थ: प्रणम्य

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अपपदनाम

• स्नापयामास: caused to bathe; performed ablution of
• स्नापयामास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) धातु: स्ना → स्नापयति

• देवेशम्: Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानाम् ईशः

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवेशम् इति विशेष्यस्य अपपदनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment marker/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable governing तृतीया)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (unspecified spot)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a serene riverbank, a devotee emerges from clear waters, offers reverence to the rising Sun, then performs abhiṣeka to a Śiva-liṅga with Umā present/evoked, in a small riverside shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing becomes complete when joined with devatā-vandana and Śiva worship, turning travel into transformative dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The saṅgama where the rite is performed—contextually the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, bowing to Bhāskara (Sūrya), and performing abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) of Śiva (Śaṅkara) with Umā.