Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धं भोज्यं विप्रे ददाति यः । सोऽपि पापैर्विनिर्मुक्तः क्रीडते दैवतैः सह

Transliteration

narmadātoyasaṃsiddhaṃ bhojyaṃ vipre dadāti yaḥ | so'pi pāpairvinirmuktaḥ krīḍate daivataiḥ saha

Translation

ผู้ใดถวายภักษาหารที่ปรุงด้วยสายน้ำแห่งนรมทาแก่พราหมณ์ ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นบาป และรื่นเริงเกษมสำราญร่วมกับเหล่าเทวะ

Word by Word

• नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धम्: prepared with Narmadā water
• नर्मदातोयसंसिद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्+√सिध् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘नर्मदाया तोयेन संसिद्धम्’ (prepared with Narmadā water)

• भोज्यम्: food (to be eaten)
• भोज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (कृदन्त; √भुज् धातु, यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (edible food)

• विप्रे: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संकेतक (correlative)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Apadana (Ablative sense via instrumental/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; अपादान-भाव (from sins)

• विनिर्मुक्तः: freed
• विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle): ‘freed’

• क्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह-योगे करण (with the gods)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (postposition: with)

Speaker

Narrator (Revā-khaṇḍa dialogue voice; precise speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā bank, a devotee draws river water, cooks a simple meal, and offers it to a seated brāhmaṇa under a canopy; in the sky, devas appear as if inviting the purified donor to their joyous realm.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Brāhmaṇa
• Devatāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering food sanctified by sacred river water, especially with reverence to brāhmaṇas, is a powerful purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) is directly glorified as a sanctifying sacred river within the Revā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna: giving prepared food (bhojya) to a brāhmaṇa, explicitly associated with Narmadā water.