Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

केचित्तोरणमाबध्य केचित्पुष्पाण्यवाकिरन् । मातुलिङ्गकराश्चान्ये धावन्ति ह्यन्धकं प्रति

Transliteration

kecittoraṇamābadhya kecitpuṣpāṇyavākiran | mātuliṅgakarāścānye dhāvanti hyandhakaṃ prati

Translation

Les uns fixaient des toraṇa, portiques de fête; d’autres répandaient des fleurs; d’autres encore, tenant des cédrats en leurs mains, couraient vivement vers Andhaka.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (some)

• तोरणम्: a festoon/archway
• तोरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आबध्य: having tied/fastened
• आबध्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + √बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• अवाकिरन्: scattered
• अवाकिरन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √कॄ/किर् (धातु; ‘to scatter’)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मातुलिङ्गकराः: (those) holding citrons
• मातुलिङ्गकराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलिङ्ग + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; समासः—मातुलिङ्गं करेषु येषां ते (सप्तमी/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः), व्यवहारतः ‘मातुलिङ्ग-कर’ इति तत्पुरुषवत्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• धावन्ति: run
• धावन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/पदार्थ-निपात (particle)

• अन्धकम्: Andhaka
• अन्धकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction (प्रति-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश उपपद (preposition) — द्वितीयान्तेन सह ‘towards’

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive avenue: people tying leafy/floral toraṇas across gateways, others tossing flower petals; a group runs holding yellow-green citrons toward a central arriving figure (Andhaka).

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Andhaka
• toraṇa (festal arch)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious acts—flowers, toraṇas, and blessed items—express communal dharma through honoring guests and leaders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; it is a narrative scene within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied welcome-rites: decorating with toraṇas and offering/scattering flowers; no explicit injunction is stated.