Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

नर्मदातीरनिलयं दुःखौघविलयंकरम् । स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदं भर्गं भज मूढ सुरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

narmadātīranilayaṃ duḥkhaughavilayaṃkaram | svargamokṣapradaṃ bhargaṃ bhaja mūḍha sureśvaram

Translation

हे मूढा! नर्मदा-तीरी वास करणारा, दुःखप्रवाहाचा नाश करणारा, स्वर्ग व मोक्ष देणारा देवेश भर्ग याचे भजन कर।

Word by Word

• नर्मदातीरनिलयम्: dwelling on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदातीरनिलयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + तीर + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःखौघविलयंकरम्: causing the dissolution of floods of sorrow
• दुःखौघविलयंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + ओघ + विलय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) भर्गम्/सुरेश्वरम् इति

• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदम्: granting heaven and liberation
• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + मोक्ष + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) भर्गम् इति; द्वन्द्वे स्वर्ग-मोक्षयोः

• भर्गम्: Bharga (Śiva)
• भर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भज: worship/serve
• भज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मूढ: O deluded one
• मूढ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुरेश्वरम्: lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भर्गम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

Speaker

Unspecified exhorter within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) tīra of Bharga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Majestic Śiva ‘Bharga’ seated in a riverside shrine, Narmadā flowing luminous; devotees approach with lamps; a visual motif of sorrow as dark waves dissolving into the river’s light; Śiva’s blessing gestures promise svarga and mokṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Śiva (Bharga)
• Sureśvara (Lord of Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship at the Narmadā is portrayed as a direct remedy for sorrow and a path to both worldly merit and ultimate liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The banks of the Narmadā (Revā-tīra), celebrated as Śiva’s abode and a liberating sacred zone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana/worship of Śiva (Bharga) specifically in relation to the Narmadā riverbank.