Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सङ्गमे तु ततः स्नाता नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा । पुत्रं धनं तथा देवी ददाति परितोषिता

Transliteration

saṅgame tu tataḥ snātā nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā | putraṃ dhanaṃ tathā devī dadāti paritoṣitā

Translation

Tại nơi hợp lưu linh thiêng ấy, sau khi tắm gội, dù là nữ hay nam—Đức Nữ Thần khi hoan hỷ sẽ ban cho con cái và tài sản.

Word by Word

• saṅgame: at the confluence
• saṅgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/thereafter/from there’)

• snātā: having bathed
• snātā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसार (here agreeing with nārī/puruṣa) — ‘having bathed/bathed’

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• puruṣaḥ: a man
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (also/likewise)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paritoṣitā: (when) pleased
• paritoṣitā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari- (उपसर्ग) + √tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; devī-विशेषण — ‘being pleased’

Speaker

Markaṇḍeya (deduced; Revā Khaṇḍa narrative discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-saṅgama (Devī-prasiddha)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clear depiction of two rivers meeting; devotees (men and women) emerge from snāna holding water in cupped hands; Devī’s presence is shown as a radiant shrine or epiphany granting a child and a pot of coins/grain.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Saṅgama (confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha with faith and performing snāna brings Devī’s grace in both worldly welfare and dharmic fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A saṅgama-tīrtha (sacred confluence) within the Revā (Narmadā) region is being praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) at the confluence as a devotional act connected to Devī’s satisfaction and boons.