Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

उमारुद्राङ्गसम्भूता येन चैषा महानदी । लोकान्प्रापयते स्वर्गं तेन पुण्यत्वमागता

Transliteration

umārudrāṅgasambhūtā yena caiṣā mahānadī | lokānprāpayate svargaṃ tena puṇyatvamāgatā

Translation

ഈ മഹാനദി ഉമാ-രുദ്രന്മാരുടെ ദേഹത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചതും, ലോകങ്ങളെ സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്കു എത്തിക്കുന്നതുമാകയാൽ, അവൾ പരമ പുണ്യത്വവും പാവിത്ര്യവും പ്രാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• umārudrāṅga-sambhūtā: born from the body of Umā and Rudra
• umārudrāṅga-sambhūtā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative, 1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); भूतकृदन्तः (क्त, past passive participle) from सम्+भू (धातु); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (umārudrayoḥ aṅgāt sambhūtā)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eṣā: this (she)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative, 1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• mahānadī: the great river
• mahānadī: Karta (Apposition/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative, 1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); कर्मधारयः (mahā ca sā nadī)

• lokān: worlds/people
• lokān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• prāpayate: causes (them) to reach
• prāpayate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ā + pā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम् (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular); णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: causes to reach)

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Gati/Karman (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• tena: therefore/by that
• tena: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• puṇyatvam: holiness/merit-status
• puṇyatvam: Karman (Object/attainment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• āgatā: has attained / has become
• āgatā: Kriya (Predicative action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु) → āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative, 1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); भूतकृदन्तः (क्त, past participle) used predicatively with implied ‘asti’

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Revākhaṇḍa; commonly framed as Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Personified Narmadā as a river-goddess emerging from the luminous union/presence of Umā and Rudra; she flows across landscapes carrying souls upward toward heavenly realms; celestial beings hover above.

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Narmadā (Revā)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is grounded in divine origin and salvific function: Revā’s Śaiva-Śākta source and her capacity to uplift beings confer puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā as the great river endowed with Śiva-Umā origin and heaven-leading merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse provides the theological basis for engaging in Narmadā tīrtha practices.