Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

मे कलेति च शर्वोक्तां शरणं शर्वजां ययौ । अजराममरां देवीं दैत्यध्वंसकरीं पराम्

Transliteration

me kaleti ca śarvoktāṃ śaraṇaṃ śarvajāṃ yayau | ajarāmamarāṃ devīṃ daityadhvaṃsakarīṃ parām

Translation

‘कलियुगात ती माझी’—असे शर्व (शिव) म्हणाला; म्हणून तो शर्वज देवीच्या शरणी गेला—परम, अजर-अमर, दैत्यध्वंसकरी।

Word by Word

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular); सर्वनाम

• कला: (a) portion/part (kalā)
• कला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

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

• शर्वोक्ताम्: spoken by Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वोक्ताम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of शरणम्/देवीं implied); शर्वेण उक्ता (spoken by Śarva=Śiva)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• शर्वजाम्: born of Śarva
• शर्वजाम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवीं implied); शर्वात् जाता (born from Śarva)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• अजराम्: ageless
• अजराम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवीं)

• अमराम्: immortal
• अमराम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवीं)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• दैत्यध्वंसकरीम्: destroyer of demons
• दैत्यध्वंसकरीम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवीं); दैत्यानां ध्वंसं करोति (destroyer of demons)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवीं)

Speaker

Vāyu (narrating Mārkaṇḍeya’s turning to Revā as refuge)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares Revā as his own in Kali-yuga; the devotee turns toward the river-goddess as refuge. Revā appears as an ageless Devī, radiant and protective, with subdued imagery of vanquished daityas at the periphery.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śarva)
• Revā (as Devī)
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, taking refuge in the divinely empowered Revā is portrayed as a direct and potent path of protection and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā as Devī—presented not merely as a river but as a supreme divine refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) is emphasized; no explicit rite such as snāna or dāna is detailed in this verse.