Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्र जले रम्ये नत्वा देवं तु भास्करम् । स्नापयामास देवेशं शङ्करं चोमया सह

Transliteration

snātvā tatra jale ramye natvā devaṃ tu bhāskaram | snāpayāmāsa deveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ comayā saha

Translation

ครั้นอาบน้ำในสายน้ำอันรื่นรมย์นั้นแล้ว กราบนอบน้อมแด่ภาสกร (พระอาทิตย์) จากนั้นนางได้ประกอบพิธีอภิเษกสรงสนานแด่พระศังกระ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งปวง พร้อมด้วยพระอุมา

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: स्ना, अर्थ: स्नानं कृत्वा

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रम्ये: pleasant, lovely
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying जले)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: नम्, अर्थ: प्रणम्य

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अपपदनाम

• स्नापयामास: caused to bathe; performed ablution of
• स्नापयामास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) धातु: स्ना → स्नापयति

• देवेशम्: Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानाम् ईशः

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवेशम् इति विशेष्यस्य अपपदनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment marker/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable governing तृतीया)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (unspecified spot)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a serene riverbank, a devotee emerges from clear waters, offers reverence to the rising Sun, then performs abhiṣeka to a Śiva-liṅga with Umā present/evoked, in a small riverside shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing becomes complete when joined with devatā-vandana and Śiva worship, turning travel into transformative dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The saṅgama where the rite is performed—contextually the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, bowing to Bhāskara (Sūrya), and performing abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) of Śiva (Śaṅkara) with Umā.