Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अथागत्य द्विजं प्राह वाजिमेधः कृतो मया । उत्तिष्ठ मे गृहं रम्यं भोजनार्थं हि गम्यताम्

Transliteration

athāgatya dvijaṃ prāha vājimedhaḥ kṛto mayā | uttiṣṭha me gṛhaṃ ramyaṃ bhojanārthaṃ hi gamyatām

Translation

Dann, zurückgekehrt, sprach er zum Brāhmaṇa: „Ich habe das Aśvamedha vollzogen. Steh auf—lasst uns in mein liebliches Haus gehen, um Speise zu nehmen.“

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी; क्रियाविशेषण

• dvijam: the brāhmaṇa
• dvijam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vājimedhaḥ: the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• vājimedhaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāji (प्रातिपदिक) + medha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वाजिनः मेधः/अश्वमेधः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛtaḥ: has been performed/done
• kṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रितीया (करण), एकवचन

• uttiṣṭha: rise/stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud√sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• gṛham: house
• gṛham: Karma (Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (gṛham)

• bhojana-artham: for eating/for a meal
• bhojana-artham: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (भोजनस्य अर्थः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक (accusative of purpose)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु-सूचक (particle)

• gamyatām: please come/go (let it be gone)
• gamyatām: Kriya (Polite injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (let it be gone/please come)

Speaker

The learned brāhmaṇa (dvijottama) speaking to Śiva-in-brāhmaṇa-form (addressed as dvija), inferred from immediate narrative sequence

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A man returns to the brāhmaṇa and confidently declares he has performed an Aśvamedha, inviting him to a beautiful home for a meal.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvamedha (vājimedha)
• Brāhmaṇa (dvija)
• Household hospitality (gṛha, bhojana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma culminates in hospitality—ritual merit is completed when the guest is honored and fed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā Khaṇḍa sacred setting remains in the background; this verse highlights household dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invitation to bhojana (feeding the guest) is explicit; Aśvamedha is referenced as performed/fulfilled in a Purāṇic-merit sense.