Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

शोधिता वाडवाः सर्वे लब्धाः सर्वे सुहर्षिताः । यथोक्तेन विधानेन अर्घपाद्यैरपूजयन्

Transliteration

śodhitā vāḍavāḥ sarve labdhāḥ sarve suharṣitāḥ | yathoktena vidhānena arghapādyairapūjayan

Translation

All jene Brahmanen wurden gesucht und gefunden, und alle waren sehr erfreut; und in der vorgeschriebenen Weise wurden sie mit Arghya und Wasser für die Füße geehrt.

Word by Word

• śodhitāḥ: searched out / identified
• śodhitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śudh/śodh (धातु) → śodhita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘(having been) searched out/identified’

• vāḍavāḥ: Vāḍavas (a group/people)
• vāḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘vāḍavāḥ’

• labdhāḥ: found
• labdhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labh (धातु) → labdha (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘found/obtained’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अनुवृत्त) ‘vāḍavāḥ’

• suharṣitāḥ: very delighted
• suharṣitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-harṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष (su + harṣita)

• yathoktena: as prescribed/according to what was said
• yathoktena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘as said’—अव्ययीभावसमास (yathā + ukta)

• vidhānena: by the procedure/rite
• vidhānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• argha-pādyaiḥ: with offerings of arghya and water for feet
• argha-pādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक) + pādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (arghaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca)

• apūjayan: they worshipped/honoured
• apūjayan: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Messengers and attendants ceremonially welcome located brāhmaṇas: offering arghya in a vessel and pādya water, with brāhmaṇas smiling in satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Pādya
• Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correct procedure joined with sincere respect brings harmony and joy to sacred gatherings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s dharmic community life is showcased through the proper honoring of guests.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reception according to vidhāna: offering arghya and pādya to the invited brāhmaṇas.