Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

राजा तु तमृषिं श्रुत्वा निष्क्रान्तः सह बन्धुभिः । प्रसादयामास तदा शूलस्थमृषिसत्तमम्

Transliteration

rājā tu tamṛṣiṃ śrutvā niṣkrāntaḥ saha bandhubhiḥ | prasādayāmāsa tadā śūlasthamṛṣisattamam

Translation

Ayant entendu parler de ce rishi, le roi sortit avec ses proches. Alors il chercha à apaiser le meilleur des sages, demeuré fixé sur le trident.

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• तम्: that/him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Pronoun; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिम्: sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक; having heard

• निष्क्रान्तः: having gone out
• निष्क्रान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त/Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'having gone out'

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गवत् (preposition/adverb: with)

• बन्धुभिः: with (his) relatives
• बन्धुभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रसादयामास: propitiated, sought to please
• प्रसादयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शूलस्थम्: situated on the stake/trident
• शूलस्थम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक); शूलस्थ (समस्तप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण; 'शूले स्थितम्'

• ऋषिसत्तमम्: the best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); ऋषिसत्तम (समस्तप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'ऋषीणां सत्तमः'

Speaker

Narrator (contextually: Śrī Markaṇḍeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaiva-tinged Avantī/Revā tīrtha context (implicit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (frame addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king with his relatives approaches an ascetic sage seated or bound in intense penance upon/near a trident; the king offers salutations and pleas for forgiveness, attendants carrying offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā
• Ṛṣi
• Bandhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A king’s dharma includes humility before tapas and prompt effort to seek forgiveness when harm has been done.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting remains implicit; the verse centers on the king’s dharmic response rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied act is prasādana—seeking appeasement/pardon of a holy person—rather than a formal ritual.