Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्याशिषस्तेषां मुनीनां ब्रह्मवादि नाम् । भक्त्या बंधुजनैः सार्धं सभायां समुपाविशत्

Transliteration

pratigṛhyāśiṣasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ brahmavādi nām | bhaktyā baṃdhujanaiḥ sārdhaṃ sabhāyāṃ samupāviśat

Translation

ولمّا تلقّى بركاتِ أولئك المُنِيّينَ الناطقينَ ببراهْمَن، جلسَ في المجلسِ بخشوعٍ مع ذوي قرباه.

Word by Word

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted/received
• प्रतिगृह्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); उपसर्गयुक्त (with prefix प्रति-); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• आशिषः: blessings
• आशिषः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म); बहुवचन (आशिषः = blessings)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध); बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th); बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मवादिनाम्: of the expounders of Brahman
• ब्रह्मवादिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th); बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणि वादिनः)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण); एकवचन

• बन्धुजनैः: with kinsmen/relatives
• बन्धुजनैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बन्धूनां जनाः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with, together)

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण); एकवचन

• समुपाविशत्: sat down
• समुपाविशत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गत्रययुक्त

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in verse snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After honoring them, the king receives the sages’ blessings; he then sits in the assembly with relatives, attentive and composed.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sages)
• brahma-vādin (teachers of Brahman)
• sabhā (assembly)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Blessings of Brahman-knowing sages sanctify worldly governance; devotion and respectful assembly strengthen dharma in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Accepting āśīrvāda (blessings) and participating in sabhā in a spirit of bhakti are implied observances, though not formal rites.