Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

रमते स तया सार्द्धं काले वै नृपसत्तम । नर्मदा जनयामास कन्यां पद्मदलेक्षणाम्

Transliteration

ramate sa tayā sārddhaṃ kāle vai nṛpasattama | narmadā janayāmāsa kanyāṃ padmadalekṣaṇām

Translation

କାଳକ୍ରମେ, ହେ ନୃପଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ସେ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ରମଣ କଲେ; ନର୍ମଦା ପଦ୍ମଦଳ-ନୟନା ଏକ କନ୍ୟାକୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• रमते: sports/enjoys
• रमते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — ‘सह’ अर्थे

• काले: in due time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• नर्मदा: Narmadā
• नर्मदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनयामास: gave birth to/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्

• कन्याम्: a daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पद्मदलेक्षणाम्: lotus-petal-eyed
• पद्मदलेक्षणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षणा/ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः — ‘पद्मदलवत् ईक्षणे यस्याः सा’ (having lotus-petal-like eyes)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene royal chamber or riverside pavilion; Narmadā as mother holds a lotus-eyed daughter, attendants offer lamps and flowers; the river glows in the background as if blessing the birth.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Duryodhana
• Daughter (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a tīrtha is expressed through divine personhood—Narmadā’s actions shape destinies and reveal the sacred order behind worldly events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā/Revā as a living tīrtha; the verse highlights her divine agency rather than naming a particular bathing spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse records a birth within the Mahātmya narrative.