Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

नद्यश्च पूता विमला भवन्ति त्वां देवि सम्प्राप्य न संशयोऽत्र । दुःखातुराणामभयं ददासि शिष्टैरनेकैरभिपूजितासि

Transliteration

nadyaśca pūtā vimalā bhavanti tvāṃ devi samprāpya na saṃśayo'tra | duḥkhāturāṇāmabhayaṃ dadāsi śiṣṭairanekairabhipūjitāsi

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวี เมื่อสายน้ำทั้งหลายมาถึงพระองค์ก็ย่อมบริสุทธิ์ผุดผ่องไร้มลทิน—ข้อนี้หาใช่มีความสงสัยไม่ พระองค์ประทานความไร้ภัยแก่ผู้ทุกข์ระทม และทรงได้รับการบูชาจากผู้มีศีลและนักปราชญ์เป็นอันมาก

Word by Word

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूताः: purified
• पूताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (कृदन्त; √पू पवने, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• विमलाः: spotless, pure
• विमलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (addressed deity; pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached
• सम्प्राप्य: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

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

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दुःखातुराणाम्: of those afflicted by sorrow
• दुःखातुराणाम्: Sampradāna/Adhikāra (Beneficiary-domain/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख+आतुर (प्रातिपदिक); घटक: दुःख (n.) + आतुर (adj.)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अभयम्: fearlessness, safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददासि: you give
• ददासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• शिष्टैः: by the learned/virtuous
• शिष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √शास्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अनेकैः: by many
• अनेकैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभिपूजितासि: you are worshipped
• अभिपूजितासि: Kriya (Action/State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+√पूज् (धातु); पूजित (क्त) + असि (√अस्)
• Form: कर्मणि-प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त + अस्-धातोः लट्, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थे: 'त्वं ... पूजिता असि'

Speaker

Devotees/dvijas in stuti to Revā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant river-goddess (Revā) enthroned upon flowing waters; other rivers personified approach and become luminous; distressed pilgrims receive a gesture of protection (abhaya-mudrā) while sages offer worship.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Other rivers
• Śiṣṭas (virtuous people)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with the highest tīrtha purifies even the pure and grants inner fearlessness to the suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā, depicted as so holy that other rivers are purified by meeting her.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse highlights worship (pūjā/stuti) and approaching the river as sources of blessing.