Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तस्य ते ह्यक्षयां तृप्तिं प्राप्नुवन्ति न संशयः । नर्मदायां द्विजः स्नात्वा मौनी नियतमानसः

Transliteration

tasya te hyakṣayāṃ tṛptiṃ prāpnuvanti na saṃśayaḥ | narmadāyāṃ dvijaḥ snātvā maunī niyatamānasaḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ പിതൃന്മാർ നിസ്സംശയം അക്ഷയമായ തൃപ്തി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. നർമദയിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദ്വിജൻ മൗനം പാലിച്ച് മനസ്സിനെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him/that)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतुबोधक

• अक्षयाम्: imperishable
• अक्षयाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तृप्ति-विशेषण

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्नुवन्ति: attain
• प्राप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘न संशयः’ इति वाक्यांशः

• नर्मदायाम्: in the Narmadā (river)
• नर्मदायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• द्विजः: a brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• मौनी: observing silence
• मौनी: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• नियतमानसः: with controlled mind
• नियतमानसः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (नियतं मानसं यस्य/नियतमानसः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: राजेन्द्र

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A twice-born pilgrim stands waist-deep in the Narmadā at dawn, eyes lowered, observing silence; behind him, a small group prepares śrāddha items on the bank; the atmosphere is hushed and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing with self-restraint makes ancestral offerings profoundly effective, granting lasting satisfaction to the pitṛs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā (Revā) herself—her waters are presented as uniquely sanctifying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing in Narmadā, maintaining silence (mauna), and restraining the mind while performing ancestral rites.