Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

जपन्तश्च परं ब्रह्म योगसिद्धा महाव्रताः । सिद्धिं ते परमां प्राप्ता नर्मदायाः प्रभावतः

Transliteration

japantaśca paraṃ brahma yogasiddhā mahāvratāḥ | siddhiṃ te paramāṃ prāptā narmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Récitant le Brahman suprême, parfaits en yoga et fermes dans de grands vœux, ces sages obtinrent la siddhi suprême par la puissance même de la Narmadā.

Word by Word

• japantaḥ: chanting, muttering
• japantaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); 'brahma' इति विशेषणम्

• brahma: Brahman, the Absolute
• brahma: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yogasiddhāḥ: perfected through yoga
• yogasiddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); 'mahāvratāḥ' इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (yogena siddhāḥ)

• mahāvratāḥ: great-vowed ascetics
• mahāvratāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• siddhim: attainment, perfection
• siddhim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); 'siddhim' इति विशेषणम्

• prāptāḥ: attained
• prāptāḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मणि-भावः (attained)

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

• prabhāvataḥ: due to the power/effect
• prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (causal ablative)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Great-vowed yogic sages sit on the Narmadā bank in meditation, counting japa beads, a subtle radiance rising from the river as their siddhi ripens.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Brahman
• Japa
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography matters: the Narmadā’s tīrtha-power is said to magnify japa, yoga, and vows into supreme attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The river Narmadā (Revā) herself and her tīrtha-field within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa of the Supreme Brahman, steadfast mahā-vratas, and yogic discipline—framed as practices empowered by Narmadā’s prabhāva.