Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

द्वन्द्वैरनेकैर्बहुभिः क्षुत्तृषाद्यैर्महाभयैः । मुच्यन्ते ते नराः सद्यो नर्मदातीरवासिनः

Transliteration

dvandvairanekairbahubhiḥ kṣuttṛṣādyairmahābhayaiḥ | mucyante te narāḥ sadyo narmadātīravāsinaḥ

Translation

ผู้ที่อาศัยอยู่ริมฝั่งนรมทา ย่อมหลุดพ้นโดยฉับพลันจากความคู่ตรงข้ามและความลำบากนานาประการ—ความหิว ความกระหาย และความหวาดกลัวใหญ่ทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• द्वन्द्वैः: by conflicts/pairs (opposites)
• द्वन्द्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (द्वन्द्वैः)

• बहुभिः: numerous
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (द्वन्द्वैः)

• क्षुत्-तृषा-आद्यैः: by hunger, thirst, and the like
• क्षुत्-तृषा-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तृषा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘क्षुत्तृषादिभिः’

• महाभयैः: by great fears
• महाभयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• मुच्यन्ते: are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• नर्मदा-तीर-वासिनः: dwellers on the Narmadā’s bank
• नर्मदा-तीर-वासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘नर्मदातीरे वासिनः’

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: Revā-khaṇḍa praising residence at the tirtha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā-tīra-vāsa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Those considering residence/pilgrimage on Narmadā banks

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate tableau: families and ascetics living along the Narmadā bank; the river’s presence calms scenes of hunger and thirst—water pots filled, food shared; shadowy figures symbolizing ‘fears’ dissolve into light near the river.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is spiritually protective: proximity to Narmadā is said to dissolve worldly afflictions and fears.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā-tīra—residing on the banks of the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence/continued stay at Narmadā’s bank is implied as the recommended practice.