Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

आश्चर्यमतुलं दृष्टमृषिभिर्नर्मदातटे । तदाप्रभृति ते सर्वे रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

āścaryamatulaṃ dṛṣṭamṛṣibhirnarmadātaṭe | tadāprabhṛti te sarve rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ

Translation

Sur la rive de la Narmadā, les ṛṣis virent une merveille sans égale ; dès lors, tous furent délivrés de l’attachement et de l’aversion (rāga et dveṣa).

Word by Word

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आश्चर्यम्)

• दृष्टम्: was seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘was seen’

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नर्मदातटे: on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदातटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नर्मदायाः तटः/तटे)

• तदाप्रभृति: from then on
• तदाप्रभृति: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb) ‘from that time onward’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते)

• रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः: free from attachment and aversion
• रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (रागद्वेषाभ्यां विवर्जिताः); अन्तर्भूत-द्वन्द्व (राग + द्वेष)

Speaker

Unnamed Purāṇic narrator (contextual speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā/Revā-taṭa

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed across the passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages on the riverbank, hands raised in astonishment, then settling into serene composure; the atmosphere shifts from dramatic wonder to quiet clarity, with calm river and softened light.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-contact culminates in inner freedom—dropping rāga and dveṣa—rather than mere external marvels.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) riverbank, within the Ravitīrtha-centered section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights the psychological-spiritual fruit: dispassion and equanimity.