Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे माण्डव्यं प्रणिपत्य च । आमन्त्रयित्वा हर्षाच्च कश्यपाद्या गृहान्ययुः

Transliteration

atha te munayaḥ sarve māṇḍavyaṃ praṇipatya ca | āmantrayitvā harṣācca kaśyapādyā gṛhānyayuḥ

Translation

Darauf verneigten sich all jene Munis vor Māṇḍavya; und nachdem sie sich freudig von ihm verabschiedet hatten, zogen Kaśyapa und die anderen zu ihren Einsiedeleien zurück.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (indeclinable ‘then’)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural; pronoun)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine nominative plural)

• माण्डव्यम्: Māṇḍavya
• माण्डव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular; proper noun)

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + नि + पत् (धातु) → प्रणिपत्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• आमन्त्रयित्वा: having taken leave (of)
• आमन्त्रयित्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु) → आमन्त्रयित्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive; having taken leave/asked permission)

• हर्षात्: from/with joy
• हर्षात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative singular; cause)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कश्यपाद्याः: (those) beginning with Kaśyapa
• कश्यपाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कश्यपः आदिः येषाम् = those whose first is Kaśyapa)

• गृहाणि: homes
• गृहाणि: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (neuter accusative plural; goal)

• अयुः: they went
• अयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ/अय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (imperfect, 3rd person plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages led by Kaśyapa bow to Māṇḍavya, then walk away along a forest path toward their hermitages, carrying staffs and waterpots; the mood is light with joy and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Kaśyapa
• munayaḥ (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to realized sages and proper conduct—bowing, seeking permission, and departing respectfully—are themselves dharmic practices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is narrative and does not name a particular tīrtha; it remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the shloka highlights dhārmic protocol (praṇipāta and āmantraṇa) among sages.