Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वेदविद्याव्रतस्नाते श्रोत्रिये गृहमागते । क्रीडन्त्योषधयः सर्वा यास्यामः परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

vedavidyāvratasnāte śrotriye gṛhamāgate | krīḍantyoṣadhayaḥ sarvā yāsyāmaḥ paramāṃ gatim

Translation

Wenn ein Śrotriya—gereinigt durch vedisches Wissen, Gelübde und heiliges Bad—ins Haus kommt, jubeln alle Heilkräuter, als sprächen sie: „Wir werden den höchsten Zustand erlangen.“

Word by Word

• वेद-विद्या-व्रत-स्नाते: in the case of a Veda-learned, vow-observing स्नातक
• वेद-विद्या-व्रत-स्नाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नात (कृदन्त; स्ना+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (समाहार/विशेषणसमास) ‘वेदविद्याव्रतेषु स्नाते’ (Masculine, Locative singular; in/for one bathed/finished in Veda-learning and vows)

• श्रोत्रिये: in/for a learned Vedic scholar
• श्रोत्रिये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• आगते: when (he) has come
• आगते: Adhikarana (Condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’ (PPP used adjectivally)

• क्रीडन्ति: play/rejoice
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person plural present)

• ओषधयः: herbs/plants
• ओषधयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative plural; all)

• यास्यामः: we shall go
• यास्यामः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (1st person plural future)

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

Speaker

Unknown (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; praise of śrotriya-atithi and sanctifying presence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrotriya arrives at a doorway with kamaṇḍalu and palm-leaf manuscripts; the householder welcomes him with arghya. In the garden, medicinal plants appear animated—blooming, swaying—celebrating the auspicious arrival and ‘paramā gati’ aspiration.

Characters & Entities

• Śrotriya
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring a truly Vedic, vowed guest sanctifies the home and uplifts even the surrounding natural world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya framework, though it speaks generally about the sanctity of a śrotriya’s visit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit atithi-dharma: receive and honor a śrotriya who is disciplined in Vedic learning and observances.