Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अन्येषां चैव सर्पाणां भयं नास्ति ममाज्ञया । आप्लुत्य नर्मदातोये भुजगास्ते च रक्षिताः

Transliteration

anyeṣāṃ caiva sarpāṇāṃ bhayaṃ nāsti mamājñayā | āplutya narmadātoye bhujagāste ca rakṣitāḥ

Translation

“ส่วนเหล่านาคอื่น ๆ ก็ไม่ต้องหวาดกลัวด้วยบัญชาของเรา เมื่อดำดิ่งลงสู่น้ำแห่งแม่น้ำนรมทาแล้ว นาคเหล่านั้นย่อมได้รับการคุ้มครอง”

Word by Word

• anyeṣām: of others
• anyeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis: indeed/just)

• sarpāṇām: of serpents
• sarpāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Kartā (Subject of 'nāsti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (Existential verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ājñayā: by (my) command
• ājñayā: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/means; by my command)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• āplutya: having bathed/plunged
• āplutya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√plu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: प्लु = to bathe/plunge; उपसर्ग: आ-

• narmadā-toye: in the waters of the Narmadā
• narmadā-toye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नर्मदायाः तोये' = in the water of Narmadā

• bhujagāḥ: the serpents
• bhujagāḥ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• te: those
• te: Kartā (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• rakṣitāḥ: are protected
• rakṣitāḥ: Kriyā (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣita (कृदन्त; √rakṣ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ppp) प्रयुक्तः कर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (अर्थे: 'रक्षिताः (सन्ति)' = have been protected)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims that by his command the other serpents are fearless; after plunging into Narmadā’s waters, they are protected.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Narmadā (Revā)
• Nāgas (serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace extends broadly, and sacred waters become a visible medium of protection when aligned with divine sanction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) is explicitly invoked—its waters function as a protective, sanctifying tīrtha in this passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Āplavana/snana (plunging/bathing) in the Narmadā waters is indicated as the act associated with protection.