Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ऋषिणा प्रीणिताः सर्वे तस्मात्प्रीत्यो हुताशनः । पूजिते हव्यवाहे तु दारिद्र्यं नैव जायते

Transliteration

ṛṣiṇā prīṇitāḥ sarve tasmātprītyo hutāśanaḥ | pūjite havyavāhe tu dāridryaṃ naiva jāyate

Translation

Alle wurden durch den ṛṣi zufrieden gestellt; darum wurde Hutāśana, das Feuer, erfreut. Und wenn Havyavāha, der Feuergott, verehrt wird, entsteht niemals Armut.

Word by Word

• ऋषिणा: by the sage
• ऋषिणा: Kartr-karana (Agentive instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by the sage)

• प्रीणिताः: pleased, gratified
• प्रीणिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Past passive participle; विशेषण (qualifying सर्वे)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् — हेत्वर्थक/अपादानार्थक (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• प्रीत्यः: of satisfaction
• प्रीत्यः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of satisfaction/pleasure)

• हुताशनः: Agni (fire)
• हुताशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; अग्निवाचक (Fire, ‘eater of offerings’)

• पूजिते: when worshipped
• पूजिते: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative absolute-like usage; ‘when (he is) worshipped’

• हव्यवाहे: in/for Havyavāha (Agni)
• हव्यवाहे: Adhikarana (Location/Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य + वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; अग्निवाचक (carrier of oblations)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• दारिद्र्यम्: poverty
• दारिद्र्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: at all, indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphasis)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person singular (is born/arises)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage completes offerings; devas appear satisfied; Agni rises serene and bright from the altar. The devotee’s household is shown flourishing—granaries full, lamps lit—symbolizing ‘no poverty’ as the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Hutāśana (Agni)
• Havyavāha (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring Agni through proper worship sustains prosperity; ritual fire is portrayed as a guardian against want.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Nārada tīrtha setting on the Revā’s northern bank in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Agni/Havyavāha—implicitly via homa and offerings—promised to prevent dāridrya (poverty).