Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

धन्यं तस्य गृहं मन्ये गृहस्थं चापि तत्कुलम् । पुस्तकं पूजयेद्यस्तु नर्मदाचरितस्य तु

Transliteration

dhanyaṃ tasya gṛhaṃ manye gṛhasthaṃ cāpi tatkulam | pustakaṃ pūjayedyastu narmadācaritasya tu

Translation

Je tiens pour bénie cette maison—bénie aussi la vie domestique et toute la lignée—de celui qui rend un culte au livre du récit sacré de la Narmadā.

Word by Word

• धन्यम्: blessed
• धन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying गृहं)

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गृहस्थम्: householder-state/householder
• गृहस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (as apposition to तत्कुलम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तत्-कुलम्: that family/lineage
• तत्-कुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य कुलम्'

• पुस्तकम्: book
• पुस्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: would/should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (relative clause with यः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• नर्मदा-चरितस्य: of the Narmadā-carita
• नर्मदा-चरितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (कृदन्त; √चर् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नर्मदायाः चरितम्' (genitive of the compound)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā-carita (grantha as tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family performs pūjā to a wrapped manuscript/book on a wooden stand; lamp, flowers, sandal paste; Narmadā-devī subtly depicted above as blessing the household; elders and children participate.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Pustaka (sacred book/manuscript)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence for sacred scripture (as a living vessel of dharma) sanctifies the home and lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The household is portrayed as blessed through honoring the Narmadā-carita text.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pustaka-pūjā—worship/ritual honoring of the Narmadā-carita manuscript/book.