Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

संक्रान्तौ च व्यतीपाते अयने विषुवे तथा । नर्मदाया जले स्नात्वा यस्तु पूजयते रविम्

Transliteration

saṃkrāntau ca vyatīpāte ayane viṣuve tathā | narmadāyā jale snātvā yastu pūjayate ravim

Translation

À Saṅkrānti, à Vyatīpāta, aux ayana (solstices) et aussi aux viṣuva (équinoxes), celui qui se baigne dans les eaux de la Narmadā puis adore le Soleil…

Word by Word

• saṃkrāntau: at the saṃkrānti (solar transit)
• saṃkrāntau: Adhikaraṇa (Time-locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkrānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (conjunction)

• vyatīpāte: at the vyatīpāta (astronomical conjunction)
• vyatīpāte: Adhikaraṇa (Time-locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyatīpāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• ayane: at the solstice (ayana)
• ayane: Adhikaraṇa (Time-locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• viṣuve: at the equinox
• viṣuve: Adhikaraṇa (Time-locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣu/viṣuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Connector/Correlative (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/एवमेव (also/likewise)

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

• jale: in water
• jale: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having bathed'

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थ निपात (particle)

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ravim: the Sun
• ravim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; tīrtha-māhātmya instructional sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dawn on the Narmadā: pilgrims descend stone steps to the river, perform snāna; then, standing waist-deep, they offer arghya to the rising Sun with cupped hands; saffron light reflects on water; priests with bells and lamps on the ghat.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (parva-kāla) joined with sacred place (Revā/Narmadā) and deity-worship (Sūrya) amplifies dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā river tīrtha—bathing in Narmadā is presented as a powerful purifier when paired with worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in the Narmadā during key astronomical junctures (Saṅkrānti, Vyatīpāta, ayana, viṣuva) and worship Ravi (Sūrya).