Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अभयं दत्तमस्माकं सिद्धिश्चाप्यचिरेण तु । प्रशस्तं दर्शनं तस्या नर्मदाया न संशयः

Transliteration

abhayaṃ dattamasmākaṃ siddhiścāpyacireṇa tu | praśastaṃ darśanaṃ tasyā narmadāyā na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ನಮಗೆ ಅಭಯದಾನ ದೊರೆತಿದೆ; ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯೂ ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಲಭಿಸುವುದು. ನರ್ಮದಾ ದೇವಿಯ ದರ್ಶನ ಪರಮ ಮಂಗಳಕರ—ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• अभयम्: fearlessness; safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘अभय’ = fearlessness/safety

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘given’

• अस्माकम्: of us; our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of us/our’

• सिद्धिः: success; attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘success/attainment’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘also/even’

• अचिरेण: soon; in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana (Time circumstance/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in a short time/soon’ (instrumental of time)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• प्रशस्तम्: excellent; praised
• प्रशस्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘excellent/praised’ (qualifies दर्शनम्)

• दर्शनम्: vision; sight
• दर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘sight/vision/darśana’

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of her/that (river)’

• नर्मदायाः: of (the river) Narmadā
• नर्मदायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of Narmadā’

• न: not; no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘doubt’

Speaker

Sages (affirming the boon and the tīrtha’s glory)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O King (rājan) addressed within the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages at a quiet riverside hermitage behold the Narmadā; the river is personified as a radiant goddess bestowing abhaya, while the ascetics express certainty of imminent siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the sacred river-goddess grants inner fearlessness and supports swift spiritual fruition (siddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā (Revā) herself—her presence and vision are praised as inherently auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed prescription; the verse highlights darśana as a potent devotional act.