Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परमा मोदपूर्णास्ते प्रयान्त्यस्यानुयायिनः । कृत्वाभ्युदयिकं श्राद्धं समापृच्छय तु देवताम्

Transliteration

paramā modapūrṇāste prayāntyasyānuyāyinaḥ | kṛtvābhyudayikaṃ śrāddhaṃ samāpṛcchaya tu devatām

Translation

Ceux qui l’accompagnent poursuivent leur route, comblés de la joie suprême, après avoir accompli l’auspicieux śrāddha d’abhyudaya et avoir pris congé, comme il se doit, de la divinité.

Word by Word

• paramāḥ: supremely
• paramāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘anuyāyinaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• moda-pūrṇāḥ: full of joy
• moda-pūrṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: moda (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (modena pūrṇāḥ / modasya pūrṇāḥ), ‘anuyāyinaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prayānti: go forth
• prayānti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• anuyāyinaḥ: followers
• anuyāyinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu-√yā (धातु) + in (णिनि/इनि प्रत्यय) → anuyāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; णिनि/इनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• abhyudayikam: auspicious (for prosperity)
• abhyudayikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhyudayika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘śrāddham’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samāpṛcchya: having taken leave of/asked permission from
• samāpṛcchya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√pṛcch (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• devatām: the deity
• devatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-yātrā commencement rites (general)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King) in the surrounding discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household/pilgrim group performs abhyudayika śrāddha with piṇḍa and tilodaka, then stands before a shrine to request leave; companions depart smiling, carrying bundles and water-pots.

Characters & Entities

• Abhyudayika Śrāddha
• Devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is framed as a dhārmic act that should harmonize devotion to deities with gratitude to ancestors through śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the instruction supports tīrtha-yātrā generally in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing abhyudayika śrāddha and formally taking leave/permission from the worshiped deity before departure.