Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एवंभूतैस्तथा वृद्धैः सेव्यते मुनिपुंगवैः । ततो धर्मसुतः श्रीमानाश्रमं तं प्रविश्य सः

Transliteration

evaṃbhūtaistathā vṛddhaiḥ sevyate munipuṃgavaiḥ | tato dharmasutaḥ śrīmānāśramaṃ taṃ praviśya saḥ

Translation

Von solchen Weisen und ehrwürdigen Alten, den Vornehmsten unter den Munis, wurde jener Ort bedient. Darauf trat der ruhmreiche Sohn des Dharma in jene Einsiedelei (Āśrama) ein.

Word by Word

• एवंभूतैः: by such (persons)
• एवंभूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वृद्धैः: by elders
• वृद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सेव्यते: is served/attended
• सेव्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• मुनिपुंगवैः: by the foremost sages
• मुनिपुंगवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुनिषु पुंगवाः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb: 'then/from there')

• धर्मसुतः: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मसुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य सुतः)

• श्रीमान्: glorious, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra āśrama (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified procession-like moment: venerable sages and elders around a tranquil hermitage; Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira) approaches and steps into the āśrama boundary with composed reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching saintly communities with reverence is itself a dharmic act that leads to guidance and upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The revered āśrama (associated with great munis, contextually Mārkaṇḍeya’s) in the Revā Khaṇḍa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied practice is sādhusaṅga—seeking and entering an āśrama of realized sages.