Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तां मधुरां वाणीं स्वयं देवेन निर्मिताम् । संभ्रान्ता ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे स्नातुं ये तत्र चागताः

Transliteration

śrutvā tāṃ madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ svayaṃ devena nirmitām | saṃbhrāntā brāhmaṇāḥ sarve snātuṃ ye tatra cāgatāḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินวาจาอันหวานไพเราะนั้น ซึ่งพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงรังสรรค์ด้วยพระองค์เอง บรรดาพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายที่มาที่นั่นเพื่ออาบน้ำชำระ ต่างตื่นตะลึงและหวั่นไหว

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातुः श्रु

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मधुराम्: sweet
• मधुराम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वाणीम्)

• वाणीम्: speech/voice
• वाणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/स्वतन्त्रता-बोधक (indeclinable adverb: oneself/by oneself)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निर्मिताम्: created/made
• निर्मिताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपसर्गः नि-; धातुः मा (to measure/make)

• संभ्रान्ताः: astonished
• संभ्रान्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-भ्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्राय विशेषण (agitated/astonished)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ब्राह्मणाः)

• स्नातुम्: to bathe
• स्नातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), धातुः स्ना

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः आ-; धातुः गम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-snānārtha āgama (Narmadā bathing pilgrimage)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas carrying bathing items pauses mid-step at the ghat, heads turned toward the source of a honeyed divine voice; their faces show astonishment and devotional agitation.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Deva (Śiva, implied)
• Snāna (bathing at tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places magnify devotion: even ordinary acts like bathing become charged with wonder when touched by divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha where pilgrims assemble for snāna; the chapter emphasizes its palpable spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha is explicitly referenced as the pilgrims’ purpose.