Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

नर्मदातीरमाश्रित्य मुनयो रुद्रमाविशन्

Transliteration

narmadātīramāśritya munayo rudramāviśan

Translation

Dengan berlindung di tebing Narmadā, para muni memasuki Rudra, yakni bersatu dengan Śiva.

Word by Word

• narmadā-tīram: the bank of the Narmadā
• narmadā-tīram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (नर्मदा प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (तीर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः तीरम्)

• āśritya: having taken refuge in
• āśritya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (आ-श्रि धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'आश्रित्य' = having resorted to

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• rudram: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviśan: they entered/attained
• āviśan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-viś (आ-विश् धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā tīra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages seated in deep meditation on the Narmadā bank; above them, Rudra’s presence—either as a towering serene Śiva or as a liṅga radiating light—into which their subtle forms dissolve, symbolizing ‘entering Rudra’.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Narmadā’s bank is portrayed as a powerful refuge where sages attain Rudra—Śiva-realization and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā-tīra (the banks of the Narmadā/Revā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Resorting to (āśritya) Narmadā-tīra—i.e., dwelling/undertaking sādhana there as the enabling condition for realization.