Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संसारच्छेदनकरी ह्यार्तानामार्तिनाशनी । स्वर्गद्वारे स्थिता त्वं हि दयां कुरु मयीश्वरि

Transliteration

saṃsāracchedanakarī hyārtānāmārtināśanī | svargadvāre sthitā tvaṃ hi dayāṃ kuru mayīśvari

Translation

Wahai Dewi, Engkaulah pemutus belenggu saṃsāra dan pemusnah derita orang yang sengsara. Engkau berdiri di pintu syurga—maka limpahkanlah belas kasihan kepadaku, wahai Iśvarī.

Word by Word

• संसारच्छेदनकरी: she who causes the cutting of saṃsāra
• संसारच्छेदनकरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार-च्छेदन-कर (प्रातिपदिक; कर्/कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थ/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• आर्तानाम्: of the afflicted
• आर्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (gen. pl.)

• आर्तिनाशनी: destroyer of distress
• आर्तिनाशनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्ति-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; नश् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

• स्वर्गद्वारे: at the gate of heaven
• स्वर्गद्वारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• स्थिता: standing
• स्थिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे (past participle: standing)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थ (indeed)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मयि: toward/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• ईश्वरि: O Lady/Lordess
• ईश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (voc. sg.)

Speaker

Vāsuki

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: River-goddess (Gaṅgā/Revā as Īśvarī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant (serpent-being or afflicted devotee) stands at a luminous riverbank, hands folded, addressing the river-goddess as the ‘gate of heaven’; the waters glow like a threshold between worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvarī (river goddess)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas and divine grace are portrayed as forces that relieve suffering and help one transcend worldly bondage, when approached with sincere supplication.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the divine river as svargadvāra-like; within the chapter’s geography, this prepares the emphasis on Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas as gateways to merit and liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual here; it is devotional prayer anticipating later prescriptions (tapas, snāna).