Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो हारीतप्रमुखाः प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । उत्थाय ब्रह्मशालायास्ते द्विजा द्विजमाद्रवन्

Transliteration

tato hārītapramukhāḥ praharṣotphullalocanāḥ | utthāya brahmaśālāyāste dvijā dvijamādravan

Translation

Da erhoben sich Hārīta und die anderen, deren Augen vor Freude aufblühten, aus der Brahmanenhalle und liefen auf jenen Brahmanen, den Gast, zu.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/सम्बन्धबोधक): ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereupon/then)

• hārīta-pramukhāḥ: (the sages) headed by Hārīta
• hārīta-pramukhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hārīta (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव): ‘हारीतः प्रमुखः येषाम्’ (those headed by Hārīta)

• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: with eyes blossoming/widened in joy
• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘प्रहर्षेण उत्फुल्लानि लोचनानि येषाम्’ (whose eyes are widened with joy)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘उत्थाय’ = ‘उत्थित्वा’ (having risen)

• brahma-śālāyāḥ: from Brahmā’s hall
• brahma-śālāyāḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘ब्रह्मणः शाला’ (Brahmā’s hall); अपादान (from)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (they)

• dvijāḥ: the twice-born (brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dvijam: the twice-born (one brahmin)
• dvijam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ādravan: ran towards / hastened to
• ādravan: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dru (द्रु धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas led by Hārīta rise from a brāhmaṇa-hall, faces bright with joy, and hurry toward an arriving venerable brāhmaṇa-guest.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta
• Brāhmaṇas
• Brahmaśālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Joyful urgency in honoring a worthy guest is itself dharma and becomes a purifier for the household and community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the sanctity of the brāhmaṇa-hall and the dharmic welcome.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is atithi-satkāra—rising and hastening to receive the guest respectfully.