Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्ता द्विजरूपैस्तु एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे प्रिये । पुरतः संस्थितास्तस्या वेदमभ्युद्धरन्ति च

Transliteration

samprāptā dvijarūpaistu eraṇḍyāḥ saṅgame priye | purataḥ saṃsthitāstasyā vedamabhyuddharanti ca

Translation

O Geliebte, sie gelangten dorthin in der Gestalt von Brāhmaṇas, zum Zusammenfluss der Eraṇḍī. Vor ihr stehend, erhoben und verkündeten sie die Veda.

Word by Word

• samprāptāḥ: having arrived
• samprāptāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samprāpta (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√āp क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dvija-rūpaiḥ: in the forms of brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• dvija-rūpaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) ‘rūpa’ (form), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• eraṇḍyāḥ: of (the river) Eraṇḍī
• eraṇḍyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṅgame: at the confluence/meeting-place
• saṅgame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: in front)

• saṃsthitāḥ: standing/positioned
• saṃsthitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√sthā क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vedam: the Veda
• vedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhyuddharanti: they lift up/bring forth
• abhyuddharanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+ud+√dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: vocative 'priye')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye (addressed beloved)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three brāhmaṇas arrive at the Eraṇḍī confluence; they stand before the ascetic woman and begin a resonant Vedic proclamation, hinting at their true cosmic stature.

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī-saṅgama
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa guise)
• Veda
• Rudra
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (implied from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity may appear in humble forms; reverence for Veda and dharma is reaffirmed at sacred confluences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Eraṇḍī–Narmadā confluence (Eraṇḍī-saṅgama), highlighted as an auspicious pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse narrates divine arrival and Vedic proclamation in the tīrtha setting.