Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ग्रामे वा यदि वारण्ये पुण्या सर्वत्र नर्मदा । रेवातीरे वसेन्नित्यं रेवातोयं सदा पिबेत्

Transliteration

grāme vā yadi vāraṇye puṇyā sarvatra narmadā | revātīre vasennityaṃ revātoyaṃ sadā pibet

Translation

Au village comme dans la forêt, la Narmadā est sainte en tout lieu. Qu’on demeure toujours sur la rive de la Revā et qu’on boive sans cesse les eaux de la Revā.

Word by Word

• ग्रामे: in a village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if')

• वारण्ये: in a forest
• वारण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'everywhere')

• नर्मदा: Narmadā (river)
• नर्मदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रेवातीरे: on the bank of Revā
• रेवातीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of Revā' + 'bank'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसेत्: should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• नित्यं: always
• नित्यं: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'always/constantly')

• रेवातोयं: Revā-water
• रेवातोयं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'water of Revā'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'always')

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Narmadā riverbank with a small āśrama; devotees drawing water, performing ācamana, and living simply amid village and forest settings to show ‘everywhere’ holiness.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Narmadā’s sanctity is not confined to one spot; constant association with the river is praised as a direct path to merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā-tīra—the banks of the Narmadā (Revā) broadly, emphasizing the river’s pervasive holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vāsa (dwelling) on the riverbank and pāna (drinking) of Revā’s water are recommended.