Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अनेकविद्याधरकिन्नराद्यैरध्यासितं पुण्यतमाधिवासैः । रेवाजलं धारयतो हि मूर्ध्ना स्थानं सुरेन्द्राधिपतेः समीपे

Transliteration

anekavidyādharakinnarādyairadhyāsitaṃ puṇyatamādhivāsaiḥ | revājalaṃ dhārayato hi mūrdhnā sthānaṃ surendrādhipateḥ samīpe

Translation

Para penghuni alam tersuci—Vidyādhara, Kinnara, dan lainnya—kerap bersemayam di wilayah itu. Barangsiapa menjunjung air suci Revā di atas kepala, ia memperoleh tempat dekat Indra, penguasa para dewa.

Word by Word

• अनेकविद्याधरकिन्नराद्यैः: by many Vidyādharas, Kinnaras and others
• अनेकविद्याधरकिन्नराद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—अनेकविद्याधरकिन्नरादि (तत्पुरुषः; ‘अनेकाः विद्याधराः किन्नराः आदयः’ इति)

• अध्यासितम्: inhabited/occupied
• अध्यासितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-आस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘अध्यासितम्’ = ‘occupied/inhabited’

• पुण्यतमाधिवासैः: by the most holy dwellings/abodes
• पुण्यतमाधिवासैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यतम (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—पुण्यतमाधिवास (कर्मधारयः: ‘पुण्यतमाः अधिवासाः’)

• रेवाजलम्: the water of the Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवाजलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—रेवाजल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रेवायाः जलम्’)

• धारयतः: of (him) who bears/holds
• धारयतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘धारयतः’ = ‘of (one) holding/bearing’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मूर्ध्ना: on (his) head
• मूर्ध्ना: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• स्थानम्: the place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सुरेन्द्राधिपतेः: of the lord of the king of gods (i.e., of Brahmā/Śiva per context)
• सुरेन्द्राधिपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—सुरेन्द्राधिपति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सुरेन्द्रस्य अधिपतिः’)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थे/देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king) implied by address in the surrounding verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Narmadā (Revā) flows through a tīrtha landscape; Vidyādharas and Kinnaras hover and worship while a pilgrim bears a kalasha of Revā water upon his head, with Indra’s celestial court suggested in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Vidyādharas
• Kinnaras
• Indra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent handling of sacred water is itself a meritorious act leading to elevated spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā and the holy region associated with her waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhāraṇa of Revā-jala on the head (mūrdhni)—a devotional carrying/holding of sacred water.