Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

नर्मदातीरनिलयं दुःखौघविलयंकरम् । स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदं भर्गं भज मूढ सुरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

narmadātīranilayaṃ duḥkhaughavilayaṃkaram | svargamokṣapradaṃ bhargaṃ bhaja mūḍha sureśvaram

Translation

اے گمراہ، دیوتاؤں کے ایشور بھَرگ کی بھکتی کر—جو نَرمدا کے کنارے بسنے والا ہے، غم کے سیلاب کو مٹا دیتا ہے، اور سُورگ اور موکش دونوں عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• नर्मदातीरनिलयम्: dwelling on the bank of the Narmadā
• नर्मदातीरनिलयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + तीर + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःखौघविलयंकरम्: causing the dissolution of floods of sorrow
• दुःखौघविलयंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + ओघ + विलय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) भर्गम्/सुरेश्वरम् इति

• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदम्: granting heaven and liberation
• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + मोक्ष + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) भर्गम् इति; द्वन्द्वे स्वर्ग-मोक्षयोः

• भर्गम्: Bharga (Śiva)
• भर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भज: worship/serve
• भज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मूढ: O deluded one
• मूढ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुरेश्वरम्: lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भर्गम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

Speaker

Unspecified exhorter within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) tīra of Bharga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Majestic Śiva ‘Bharga’ seated in a riverside shrine, Narmadā flowing luminous; devotees approach with lamps; a visual motif of sorrow as dark waves dissolving into the river’s light; Śiva’s blessing gestures promise svarga and mokṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Śiva (Bharga)
• Sureśvara (Lord of Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship at the Narmadā is portrayed as a direct remedy for sorrow and a path to both worldly merit and ultimate liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The banks of the Narmadā (Revā-tīra), celebrated as Śiva’s abode and a liberating sacred zone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana/worship of Śiva (Bharga) specifically in relation to the Narmadā riverbank.