Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अस्माहके तदाप्नोति नर्मदायां न संशयः । तत्र ब्रह्मा मुरारिश्च रुद्रश्च उमया सह

Transliteration

asmāhake tadāpnoti narmadāyāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tatra brahmā murāriśca rudraśca umayā saha

Translation

ผลอันเดียวกันนั้นย่อมบรรลุได้ ณถิ่นของเราเอง—ที่แม่น้ำนรมทา—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย. ณที่นั้นมีพรหมา มุราริ (วิษณุ) และรุทร พร้อมด้วยอุมา ประทับอยู่.

Word by Word

• अस्माहके: of us / our
• अस्माहके: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्माक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘अस्माकम्’ अर्थे (our)

• तत्: that (fruit)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नर्मदायाम्: at/on the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपातः

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (there)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुरारिः: Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• मुरारिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुरायाः अरिः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/साकं-योगे), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपातः (with)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator praising Narmadā as superior/fully equivalent)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā’s bank, the river is personified; above, Brahmā, Viṣṇu (Murāri), and Rudra with Umā appear in subtle divine presence, blessing a devotee performing piṇḍa-udaka.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Brahmā
• Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Narmadā is proclaimed a supremely efficacious sacred geography where the highest fruits of pitṛ rites are assured.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) river-region is explicitly glorified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of piṇḍa/udaka offerings for pitṛs, now emphasized as especially fruitful on the Narmadā.