Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अभिनन्द्य द्विजान्सर्वाननुज्ञातो महर्षिभिः । ततोऽगमत्तदा देवो नर्मदातटमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

abhinandya dvijānsarvānanujñāto maharṣibhiḥ | tato'gamattadā devo narmadātaṭamuttamam

Translation

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದ್ವಿಜರನ್ನು ಅಭಿನಂದಿಸಿ, ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳ ಅನುಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು, ಆ ದೇವನು ನಂತರ ನರ್ಮದೆಯ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ತಟಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದನು.

Word by Word

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted/commended
• अभिनन्द्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (द्विजान्)

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देवः: the god (lord)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नर्मदा-तटम्: the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदा-तटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः तटम्)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (तटम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually within Revā Khaṇḍa narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) tīra

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deva (divine figure) bows to assembled dvijas and mahārṣis; the sages raise hands in blessing. The scene opens toward a luminous Narmadā riverbank with steps, trees, and a gentle current inviting onward travel.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (Dvija)
• Maharṣis
• Narmadā (Revā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is to be undertaken with proper ācāra—honoring the learned and seeking the sages’ permission/blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā riverbank (Revā-taṭa) is foregrounded as an excellent sacred destination within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Etiquette of tīrtha-yātrā: honoring dvijas and departing with the consent/blessing of sages.