Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तारयेत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च । सर्वदेवाधिदेवेन ईश्वरेण महात्मना

Transliteration

tārayetsarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca | sarvadevādhidevena īśvareṇa mahātmanā

Translation

તે (નર્મદા) સ્થાવર અને ચર—બધા જ ભૂતોને તારણ કરે છે, કારણ કે મહાત્મા ઈશ્વર, સર્વદેવાધિદેવ, તેની શક્તિથી તે સમર્થ છે.

Word by Word

• tārayet: should save; should ferry across
• tārayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ (धातु) [causative: तारणे]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense): ‘should cause to cross/save’

• sarva-bhūtāni: all beings
• sarva-bhūtāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वाणि भूतानि’

• sthāvarāṇi: immobile (beings)
• sthāvarāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• carāṇi: mobile (beings)
• carāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarva-deva-adhi-devena: by the supreme deity over all gods
• sarva-deva-adhi-devena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + adhi (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वदेवानाम् अधिदेवः’ (over-god of all gods)

• īśvareṇa: by the Lord
• īśvareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् आत्मा यस्य/महानात्मा’

Speaker

Unspecified (praise of Narmadā’s salvific power under Īśvara’s authority)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narmadā as a radiant river-goddess spreads protective grace over animals, birds, trees, and pilgrims; above, Īśvara’s presence is suggested as a vast linga-like light or Rudra’s benign form blessing the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Sarvadevādhideva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can uplift all forms of life; Narmadā’s saving power is grounded in Īśvara’s supremacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā is praised as a universally liberating sacred river.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse supports the practice of approaching the river with faith for purification and uplift.