Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अनेकदुःखौघभयार्दितानां पापैरनेकैरभिवेष्टितानाम् । गतिस्त्वमम्भोजसमानवक्रे द्वन्द्वैरनेकैरपि संवृतानाम्

Transliteration

anekaduḥkhaughabhayārditānāṃ pāpairanekairabhiveṣṭitānām | gatistvamambhojasamānavakre dvandvairanekairapi saṃvṛtānām

Translation

สำหรับผู้ที่ถูกความกลัวท่วมทับท่ามกลางกระแสทุกข์นานา ถูกพันรัดด้วยบาปนับไม่ถ้วน และถูกปกคลุมด้วยคู่แห่งทวิภาวะมากมาย โอ้เทวีผู้มีพักตร์ดุจดอกบัว พระองค์ทรงเป็นที่พึ่งและเป็นหนทาง

Word by Word

• अनेकदुःखौघभयार्दितानाम्: of those afflicted by many floods of suffering and fear
• अनेकदुःखौघभयार्दितानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेकदुःखौघभयार्दित (प्रातिपदिक) = अनेक + दुःख + ओघ + भय + आर्दित
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; ‘आर्दित’ (कृदन्त, क्त) as final member; qualifies (जनानाम्) understood

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण of पापैः

• अभिवेष्टितानाम्: of those enveloped/entangled
• अभिवेष्टितानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + वेष्ट् (धातु) → अभिवेष्टित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; PPP used adjectivally

• गतिः: refuge/goal
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Singular

• अम्भोजसमानवक्रे: O (one) whose face is like a lotus
• अम्भोजसमानवक्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भोजसमानवक्र (प्रातिपदिक) = अम्भोज + समान + वक्र
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular; epithet addressed to देवी

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

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण of द्वन्द्वैः

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; समुच्चय/अपि-शब्दः — particle ‘also/even’

• संवृतानाम्: of those covered/enclosed
• संवृतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; PPP used adjectivally

Speaker

Devotees/pilgrims (stuti within Revā-māhātmya context; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate river-goddess with lotus-like face extends a guiding hand; around her, people burdened by dark coils labeled ‘pāpa’ and buffeted by stormy ‘dvandva’ winds find a calm channel in her waters, symbolizing a path through suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Revā/Narmadā
• Dvandva (pairs of opposites)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the face of suffering, sin, and inner conflict, the tīrtha is praised as a compassionate refuge that reorients life toward dharma and release.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) as Devī—portrayed as the ‘gati’ for beings overwhelmed by sorrow and moral burden.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is named; the verse frames surrender and seeking refuge at the river, which typically includes pilgrimage, bathing, and prayer.