Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परमा मोदपूर्णास्ते प्रयान्त्यस्यानुयायिनः । कृत्वाभ्युदयिकं श्राद्धं समापृच्छय तु देवताम्

Transliteration

paramā modapūrṇāste prayāntyasyānuyāyinaḥ | kṛtvābhyudayikaṃ śrāddhaṃ samāpṛcchaya tu devatām

Translation

وأولئك الرفاق الذين يتبعونه يمضون ممتلئين بأسمى الفرح، بعد أن يؤدّوا شرادها «أبهيودايكا» المباركة، ثم يستأذِنوا الإله ويودّعوه على الوجه اللائق.

Word by Word

• paramāḥ: supremely
• paramāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘anuyāyinaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• moda-pūrṇāḥ: full of joy
• moda-pūrṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: moda (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (modena pūrṇāḥ / modasya pūrṇāḥ), ‘anuyāyinaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prayānti: go forth
• prayānti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• anuyāyinaḥ: followers
• anuyāyinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu-√yā (धातु) + in (णिनि/इनि प्रत्यय) → anuyāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; णिनि/इनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• abhyudayikam: auspicious (for prosperity)
• abhyudayikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhyudayika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘śrāddham’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samāpṛcchya: having taken leave of/asked permission from
• samāpṛcchya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√pṛcch (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• devatām: the deity
• devatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-yātrā commencement rites (general)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King) in the surrounding discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household/pilgrim group performs abhyudayika śrāddha with piṇḍa and tilodaka, then stands before a shrine to request leave; companions depart smiling, carrying bundles and water-pots.

Characters & Entities

• Abhyudayika Śrāddha
• Devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is framed as a dhārmic act that should harmonize devotion to deities with gratitude to ancestors through śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the instruction supports tīrtha-yātrā generally in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing abhyudayika śrāddha and formally taking leave/permission from the worshiped deity before departure.