Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ये पिबन्ति महादेवि श्रद्दधानाः पयः शुभम् । सोमपानेन तत्तुल्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

ye pibanti mahādevi śraddadhānāḥ payaḥ śubham | somapānena tattulyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

โอ้มหาเทวี ผู้ใดดื่มสายน้ำอันเป็นมงคลของนางด้วยศรัทธา ย่อมเสมอด้วยการดื่มโสม; ไม่พึงมีข้อกังขาหรือถกเถียงใดๆ

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• श्रद्दधानाः: faithful/believing
• श्रद्दधानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद् + धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ये)

• पयः: milk/water
• पयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious/pure
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पयः)

• सोम-पानेन: by drinking soma
• सोम-पानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य पानम्)

• तत्-तुल्यम्: equal to that
• तत्-तुल्यम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तत् एव तुल्यम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विचारणा)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: address 'mahādevi')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees cup their hands to drink Narmadā’s clear water; above, a subtle celestial Soma symbolism (moon-vessel, cool radiance) indicates equivalence; the Devī is invoked as Mahādevī.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) unlocks the full merit of tīrtha-prasāda; sacred water is treated as divine sacrament.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā as a river-tīrtha whose water is praised as supremely purifying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverently drinking the tīrtha-water with śraddhā.