Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यते महाराजः सर्वलोकेषु पूजितः । सप्तम्यां या द्विजश्रेष्ठं सुवर्णेन प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

utpadyate mahārājaḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitaḥ | saptamyāṃ yā dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ suvarṇena prapūjayet

Translation

Ein großer König wird geboren, in allen Welten verehrt. Wer am Saptamī (siebten Mondtag) den vortrefflichsten Brāhmaṇa andächtig mit Gold ehrt, erlangt dieses Verdienst.

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यते: is born/arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (passive/intransitive sense)

• महाराजः: the great king
• महाराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पूजितः: honoured/worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• या: she who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुवर्णेन: with gold
• सुवर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (general Revākhaṇḍa setting)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājñī (queen)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A queen or noblewoman on Saptamī offers a small golden gift with reverence to a serene, learned brāhmaṇa near the Revā’s ghāṭa; attendants hold water-pot and lamp; the river glows at dawn.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to dharma-bearers (learned Brāhmaṇas) through generous giving is praised as a cause of high status and universal honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the teaching is part of Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma exposition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Saptamī, honor a foremost Brāhmaṇa with gold (suvarṇa) as a form of pūjā/dāna.