Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अन्यानपि मुनिश्रेष्ठान्नानातीर्थसमाश्रितान् । समानयद्विनीतेन द्विजवर्येण भूपतिः

Transliteration

anyānapi muniśreṣṭhānnānātīrthasamāśritān | samānayadvinītena dvijavaryeṇa bhūpatiḥ

Translation

Der König ließ auch andere erhabenste Weisen, die an verschiedenen Tīrthas weilten, durch einen vorbildlich disziplinierten und vortrefflichen Brahmanen herbeiholen.

Word by Word

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘muniśreṣṭhān’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sambhāvanā/samuccaya particle (‘also, even’)

• muni-śreṣṭhān: the best sages
• muni-śreṣṭhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa: śreṣṭhā munayaḥ (‘best of sages’); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• nānā-tīrtha-samāśritān: residing at various tīrthas
• nānā-tīrtha-samāśritān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + samāśrita (कृदन्त; √śri/श्रि ‘to resort’ with sam-ā-; past passive participle)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (multi-member): nānāni tīrthāni samāśritāḥ (‘resorting to various sacred fords/places’); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘muniśreṣṭhān’

• samānayat: brought, assembled
• samānayat: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु; नी ‘to lead’) with prefix sam-ā-
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• vinītena: by the humble/discipled (one)
• vinītena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinīta (कृदन्त; √nī/नी with vi-; ‘well-trained, humble’)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana; karaṇa (means)

• dvija-varyeṇa: by the foremost brāhmaṇa
• dvija-varyeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa: varyo dvijaḥ (‘excellent brāhmaṇa’); Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; karaṇa

• bhūpatiḥ: the king
• bhūpatiḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (as tīrtha-sāra through ṛṣi-sammelana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined, exemplary brāhmaṇa emissary brings eminent sages from many sacred fords; the court becomes a confluence of ascetics with diverse āśrama marks and ritual implements.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places and sages are interconnected; dharma is strengthened by honoring tīrtha-residing ṛṣis and inviting their presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights “many tīrthas” in general, while the narrative center remains Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper invitation and respectful protocol—using a vinīta dvija—are implied prerequisites for yajña success.