Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा स्नात्वा जले नित्यं नर्मदायाः शुचिस्मिता । ततस्तुष्टा महाभागा देवी नारायणी नृप

Transliteration

snātvā snātvā jale nityaṃ narmadāyāḥ śucismitā | tatastuṣṭā mahābhāgā devī nārāyaṇī nṛpa

Translation

S’étant baignée jour après jour, encore et encore, dans les eaux de la Narmadā — elle au sourire pur et doux — alors la très fortunée Déesse Nārāyaṇī fut satisfaite, ô Roi.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed (again and again)
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial: always)

• नर्मदायाः: of the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शुचिस्मिता: she of pure smile
• शुचिस्मिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci + smitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुचिः स्मिता यस्याः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter)

• तुष्टा: pleased
• तुष्टा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of devī)

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नारायणी: Nārāyaṇī
• नारायणी: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the devotee steps into the Narmadā, bathing repeatedly; ripples catch the sunrise. Above, a subtle vision of Goddess Nārāyaṇī appears, indicating her pleasure.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Devī Nārāyaṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and perseverance in tīrtha-practice (especially bathing) draw divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) river as a sacred tīrtha whose waters support vow-based devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily bathing (nitya-snāna) in the Narmadā’s waters as an act of devotion.