Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा सहसा धर्मो भार्यया सेवकैः सह । संमुखो हर्षसंयुक्तो गच्छन्नेव स सत्वरः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā dharmo bhāryayā sevakaiḥ saha | saṃmukho harṣasaṃyukto gacchanneva sa satvaraḥ

Translation

Als er ihn erblickte, ging Dharma sogleich—mit seiner Gemahlin und seinen Dienern—ihm entgegen, von Freude erfüllt, eilend im Schritt.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having seen’

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly/at once)

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन

• सेवकैः: with servants
• सेवकैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), बहुवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सहभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)

• संमुखः: facing (him), in front
• संमुखः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘facing/coming forward’

• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: filled with joy
• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (हर्षेण संयुक्तः)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

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

• सत्वरः: quickly/in haste
• सत्वरः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘hasty/quick’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma/Yama, accompanied by his consort and attendants, rises and hastens forward with visible delight to welcome Nārada, signaling reverence from ruler to sage.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring realized sages with eagerness and joy is itself dharma, reflecting reverence for spiritual wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No pilgrimage site is named; the verse depicts reception etiquette within the narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit atithi-satkāra (welcoming and honoring a guest-sage) is shown, though not detailed as a formal rite.