Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

वन्द्यमानोऽथ मनुना मया चादर्शनं गतः । तेन चैषा महापुण्या महापातकनाशिनी

Transliteration

vandyamāno'tha manunā mayā cādarśanaṃ gataḥ | tena caiṣā mahāpuṇyā mahāpātakanāśinī

Translation

Alors, honoré et loué avec vénération par Manu et par moi aussi, il disparut à la vue. Par cela, cette (rivière) devint souverainement sainte, destructrice des plus grands péchés.

Word by Word

• वन्द्यमानः: being worshipped
• वन्द्यमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) → वन्द्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/आनच्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (being praised/worshipped)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: ‘then’)

• मनुना: by Manu
• मनुना: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• अदर्शनम्: invisibility, out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Gati-karman (Goal state/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘अदर्शनं गतः’ इति क्रियाविशेषण-भावे

• गतः: went, entered
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘गच्छति’ इत्यर्थे (periphrastic past: ‘went/entered’)

• तेन: therefore, by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• महापुण्या: greatly holy
• महापुण्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महत् + पुण्य)

• महापातकनाशिनी: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महापातकस्य नाशिनी)

Speaker

Sūta (first-person narrator within the frame; ‘mayā’ indicates the narrator present in the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage/interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manu and the narrator offer praises; Śiva with Umā fades into a radiant, subtle light, leaving the river shimmering—its waters now visibly ‘charged’ with holiness.

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Mahādeva (implied)
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine encounter and reverent praise sanctify a place, and that sanctity becomes a continuing power for removing even grave sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā, explicitly called ‘mahāpuṇyā’ and ‘mahāpātaka-nāśinī’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vandana (praise/worship) is implied; no detailed procedure is specified.