Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पूजितः स यथान्यायं दानसन्मानगौरवैः । सौदर्ये स्थापितो भावे सोऽवात्सीत्परयामुदा

Transliteration

pūjitaḥ sa yathānyāyaṃ dānasanmānagauravaiḥ | saudarye sthāpito bhāve so'vātsītparayāmudā

Translation

Il fut honoré selon la règle par des dons, du respect et de pieuses marques d’égard; établi dans un sentiment de fraternelle cordialité, il demeura là dans une grande joie.

Word by Word

• पूजितः: having been worshipped / honoured
• पूजितः: Karta-bhāva (Predicate participle of ‘sa’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘पूजित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (as/according as)

• न्यायम्: according to proper rule
• न्यायम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘यथान्यायम्’ = यथान्यायेन (according to propriety)

• दानसन्मानगौरवैः: with gifts, honours, and reverence
• दानसन्मानगौरवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान-सन्मान-गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः समाहार-द्वन्द्व (‘दानैः सन्मानैः गौरवैः च’)

• सौदर्ये: in (a state of) beauty/pleasantness
• सौदर्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौदर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was established/placed
• स्थापितः: Karta-bhāva (Predicate participle of ‘sa’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘स्थापित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) sense ‘placed/established’

• भावे: in disposition/feeling
• भावे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सोऽ’ sandhi form

• अवात्सीत्: dwelt/remained
• अवात्सीत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘अव’

• परया: with great
• परया: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘मुदा’)

• मुदा: joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified reception: the guest is honored according to custom with gifts and reverent courtesies; the atmosphere softens into warm fraternity, and he resides there in sustained joy.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa (contextual)
• Dāna
• Sanmāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes honoring others through generosity and respect, creating harmony that supports sacred life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the verse supports the tīrtha milieu around Aṅkūreśvara by depicting righteous conduct among its participants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (giving) and sanmāna (formal honoring) are emphasized as proper conduct (yathānyāya).