Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु तान् सर्वांल्लोकपालान् द्विजोत्तमान् । पूजयित्वा विधानेन प्रणिपत्य व्यसर्जयन्

Transliteration

evamuktvā tu tān sarvāṃllokapālān dvijottamān | pūjayitvā vidhānena praṇipatya vyasarjayan

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, l'excellent Brāhmaṇa vénéra tous ces Lokapālas selon les rites sacrés ; puis, s'inclinant, il les congédia respectueusement.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: “thus”)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् वचने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): “उक्त्वा” (having said)

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय (particle: “but/then”)

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; “तान्” (them)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण—“सर्वान्” (all)

• lokapālān: world-guardians
• lokapālān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिक; √pāl/पाल रक्षणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; “लोकपाल” (guardians of the worlds)

• dvijottamān: best Brahmins
• dvijottamān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय—“श्रेष्ठा द्विजाः” (best of the twice-born)

• pūjayitvā: having honoured
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् पूजायाम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): “पूजयित्वा” (having worshipped/honoured)

• vidhānena: according to proper procedure
• vidhānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; “विधानेन” (according to rule/ritual)

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √nam (नम् नमने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): “प्रणिपत्य” (having bowed down)

• vyasarjayan: he dismissed
• vyasarjayan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √sṛj (सृज् विसर्जने)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; “व्यसर्जयत्” अर्थे—“sent away/dismissed”

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate context continuing at 133.38: "ity evaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt")

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa performs formal honors to the Lokapālas: offering arghya, flowers, incense; then bows and dismisses them. The Lokapālas appear as dignified directional guardians with their emblems.

Characters & Entities

• Lokapāla
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by honoring divine guardians and worthy brāhmaṇas with proper ritual, humility, and respectful dismissal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits in the Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography) within the Avantīkhaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā according to vidhi (prescribed procedure) along with praṇipāta (prostration) as part of formal reverence.