Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणं ततः कृत्वा साष्टाङ्गं प्रणताब्रवीत् । कन्दमूलफलं शाकं नीवारानपि पावनान् । प्रयच्छाम्यहमद्यैव मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇatābravīt | kandamūlaphalaṃ śākaṃ nīvārānapi pāvanān | prayacchāmyahamadyaiva munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām

Translation

ثم طافت بهم طوافَ التبجيل، وسجدت سجودَ الأعضاء الثمانية، وقالت: «في هذا اليوم بعينه أقدّم للمونِيّين ذوي النفوس المُطهَّرة جذورًا ودرناتٍ، وثمارًا وخُضَرًا، وحتى حبوبَ النِّيفارا البرّية المُطهِّرة.»

Word by Word

• pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• sa-aṣṭāṅgam: with eight limbs (full prostration)
• sa-aṣṭāṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + aṣṭāṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘स’ उपसर्गार्थे (with/along with)

• praṇatā: having bowed down
• praṇatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇata (प्रातिपदिक; pra+√nam क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kanda-mūla-phalam: tubers, roots, and fruits
• kanda-mūla-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanda + mūla + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) — समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• śākam: vegetables/greens
• śākam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• nīvārān: wild rice grains (nīvāra)
• nīvārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• pāvanān: purifying
• pāvanān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषण (qualifying nīvārān)

• prayacchāmi: I give/bestow
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis: indeed/just)

• munīnām: to/for the sages
• munīnām: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhāvita-ātmanām: of the self-controlled/meditative (sages)
• bhāvita-ātmanām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhū/√bhāv क्त-प्रत्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषण (qualifying munīnām)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; includes Anasūyā’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Anasūyā circumambulates the guests, performs full eight-limbed prostration, then presents simple forest foods—roots, fruits, greens, and nīvāra grains—offered with purity to sages.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Munis
• Vipras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tapas expresses itself as humility and generous service—honoring sages through reverence and simple, pure offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa framework highlights dharma practiced within the Revā/Narmadā sacred region rather than naming a single tirtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), sāṣṭāṅga praṇāma (eight-limbed prostration), and offering pure foods (roots, fruits, greens, nīvāra) to sages.