Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तदा रेवाजलं गत्वा स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवताः । पित्ःंश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ दत्त्वा दानं स्वशक्तितः

Transliteration

tadā revājalaṃ gatvā snātvā saṃtarpya devatāḥ | pitḥṃśca bharataśreṣṭha dattvā dānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ

Translation

پھر، اے بھرتوں میں افضل! رِیوا (نرمدا) کے جل میں جا کر اشنان کرے، دیوتاؤں اور پِتروں کو ترپن سے سیر کرے، اور اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق دان دے۔

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• revā-jalam: the water of the Revā (Narmadā)
• revā-jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (revāyāḥ jalam)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having gone'

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having bathed'

• saṃtarpya: having satisfied
• saṃtarpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (तृप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) with उपसर्ग 'सम्' (saṃ-), 'having satisfied/propitiated'

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• pitṝn: the ancestors (manes)
• pitṝn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

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

• bharata-śreṣṭha: O best of the Bharatas
• bharata-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bharatānāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having given'

• dānam: a gift, donation
• dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• sva-śaktitaḥ: according to one’s capacity
• sva-śaktitaḥ: Hetu/Pramāṇa (According to means/हेतु-प्रमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) 'from/according to one's ability'; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (svasya śaktiḥ) + तः

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed as bharataśreṣṭha / mahīpāla across the sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king and attendants at the Narmadā’s shimmering bank: ritual bathing, water-offerings to devas and ancestors, and humble charity to brahmins/poor, with river-goddess presence implied.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Devatās
• Pitṛs
• Bharataśreṣṭha (addressed listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit is cultivated through a balanced dharmic triad: purification (snāna), gratitude (tarpaṇa), and generosity (dāna).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) waters in the Mūlasthāna/Sūryatīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to Revā, bathe, perform tarpaṇa for gods and ancestors, and give charity according to one’s means.