Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

समेत्य सहिताः सर्वे ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे स्तुवन्ति विविधैः स्तवैः

Transliteration

sametya sahitāḥ sarve brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam | kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve stuvanti vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

Daraufhin versammelten sich alle und traten zu Brahmā, dem höchsten Ordner. Mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht priesen sie ihn mit mancherlei Hymnen.

Word by Word

• समेत्य: having assembled
• समेत्य: Sambandha (Absolutive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√i (इ)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त; त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) अव्यय; अर्थः "having assembled/come together"

• सहिताः: together/associated
• सहिताः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; √sah/सह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनम्: the Supreme Lord (epithet of Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिनम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्माणम्)

• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: with folded hands
• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येषाम्) अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषण-प्रयोगः; "with hands folded"

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्तुवन्ति: praise
• स्तुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (स्तवैः)

• स्तवैः: hymns
• स्तवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra narrative cycle (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All devas assemble and proceed to Brahmā; they stand with folded hands, offering layered hymns—an orderly, luminous court scene after the chaos of omens.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of upheaval, dharma begins with humility—approaching higher wisdom with reverence and sincere praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape remains the frame, though this verse centers on divine counsel rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional act is implied: añjali (folded hands) and stuti (hymnic praise) as a dharmic response to संकट (crisis).