Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नद्यश्च पूता विमला भवन्ति त्वां देवि सम्प्राप्य न संशयोऽत्र । दुःखातुराणामभयं ददासि शिष्टैरनेकैरभिपूजितासि

Transliteration

nadyaśca pūtā vimalā bhavanti tvāṃ devi samprāpya na saṃśayo'tra | duḥkhāturāṇāmabhayaṃ dadāsi śiṣṭairanekairabhipūjitāsi

Translation

ಹೇ ದೇವಿ, ಇತರ ನದಿಗಳೂ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಸೇರಿ ಪವಿತ್ರವೂ ನಿರ್ಮಲವೂ ಆಗುತ್ತವೆ—ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ದುಃಖದಿಂದ ಆಕಲಿತರಾದವರಿಗೆ ನೀನು ಅಭಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತೀ; ಅನೇಕ ಶಿಷ್ಟರಿಂದ ನೀನು ಪೂಜಿತಳಾಗಿದ್ದೀ.

Word by Word

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात — conjunction

• पूताः: purified
• पूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पू (धातु) → पूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; PPP used adjectivally

• विमलाः: spotless
• विमलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• सम्प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → सम्प्राप्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय; पूर्वकालक्रिया — gerund (absolutive), ‘having attained’

• न: no/not
• न: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात — negation particle

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — adverb of place

• दुःखातुराणाम्: of those distressed by sorrow
• दुःखातुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखातुर (प्रातिपदिक) = दुःख + आतुर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• अभयम्: fearlessness/safety
• अभयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ददासि: you give
• ददासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शिष्टैः: by the virtuous/learned
• शिष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण of शिष्टैः

• अभिपूजितासि: you are revered/worshipped
• अभिपूजितासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पूज् (धातु) → अभिपूजिता (कृदन्त, क्त) + असि (अस् धातु)
• Form: असि—लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; अभिपूजिता—स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (कृदन्त) — ‘you are worshipped’ (periphrastic passive predicate)

Speaker

Devotees/pilgrims (stuti within Revā-māhātmya context; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) sangamas (confluences)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Multiple tributary streams approach and merge into the radiant Revā; as they meet, their waters turn crystal-clear. On the ghats, learned śiṣṭas perform worship, while distressed pilgrims receive abhaya (fearlessness) through the Devī’s blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā
• Other rivers (nadyaḥ)
• Śiṣṭas (the righteous/learned)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with the highest tīrtha purifies even the already-sacred, and devotion yields inner fearlessness amid suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā), depicted as a supreme purifier that sanctifies other rivers upon confluence/approach.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse implies pilgrimage and worship (pūjā) performed by śiṣṭas at the river.