Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं दिव्यं दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम् । ब्राह्मणानां ततः पङ्क्तिं निवेशयितुमुद्यता

Transliteration

sarvāścaryamayaṃ divyaṃ divyasiddhisamanvitam | brāhmaṇānāṃ tataḥ paṅktiṃ niveśayitumudyatā

Translation

Tout y était plein d’émerveillement : divin, pourvu de perfections célestes. Alors ils se préparèrent à faire asseoir les brāhmaṇas en rangs, afin de les honorer et de les nourrir.

Word by Word

• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: full of all wonders
• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आश्चर्य + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय: सर्वम् आश्चर्यम् यस्मिन्/यत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम्: endowed with divine powers/accomplishments
• दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + सिद्धि + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दिव्याभिः सिद्धिभिः समन्वितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then/from there')

• पङ्क्तिम्: a row; a line (of seating)
• पङ्क्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निवेशयितुम्: to seat; to settle (them)
• निवेशयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विश् (धातु) → निवेशयितुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (infinitive); causative sense 'to cause to sit/settle'

• उद्यताः: ready; prepared
• उद्यताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+यत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-प्राय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन/एकवचन?; here likely स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन agreeing with implied subject (श्रीः) in next verse-context; 'ready, intent'

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīpati-kṣetra (Lalāṭa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine, wonder-filled sacred precinct shimmering with siddhi; attendants prepare a long, orderly seating arrangement for brāhmaṇas, with ritual vessels and food offerings ready.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Divya-siddhis (divine perfections)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a true holy place, wonder inspires worship, and worship expresses itself as service—especially honoring brāhmaṇas through orderly hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The divine Lalāṭa-deśa setting (within Revā-khaṇḍa) is portrayed as wondrous and siddhi-filled, fit for sacred hospitality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arranging brāhmaṇas in paṅkti (rows) implies brāhmaṇa-satkara/feeding (bhojana) as a dharmic act connected to the sacred setting.