Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अनसूया जपं त्यक्त्वा निरीक्ष्य तान्मुहुर्मुहुः । उत्थिता सा विशालाक्षी अर्घं दत्त्वा यथाविधि

Transliteration

anasūyā japaṃ tyaktvā nirīkṣya tānmuhurmuhuḥ | utthitā sā viśālākṣī arghaṃ dattvā yathāvidhi

Translation

Anasūyā, ihren Japa einen Augenblick unterbrechend, blickte sie immer wieder an. Dann erhob sich die Großäugige und brachte ihnen nach rechter Vorschrift Arghya dar, die ehrerbietige Wassergabe.

Word by Word

• anasūyā: Anasūyā
• anasūyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• japam: recitation/japa
• japam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• nirīkṣya: having looked at
• nirīkṣya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir+√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: repeatedly)

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), कालवाचक-अव्यय

• utthitā: (she) rose/stood up
• utthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut+√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• viśālākṣī: the wide-eyed lady
• viśālākṣī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• argham: honorary offering (arghya)
• argham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• yathāvidhi: according to the prescribed rite
• yathāvidhi: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vidhi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्ययीभाव (adverbial compound: according to rule)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Anasūyā stops her mantra, gazes repeatedly in reverent wonder, rises, and offers arghya with cupped hands or a small vessel to the three brāhmaṇa guests at the riverbank.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Vipras (Brahmin sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even during personal worship (japa), honoring worthy guests with prescribed respect is a central duty of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), emphasizing dharma in the Revā-associated sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya—ritual water given respectfully to honored guests—performed yathāvidhi (according to rule).