Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ऋषिवाक्येन राजासौ शीघ्रं गत्वा नरेश्वरः । स ददर्श ततः शीघ्रं बहुद्विजसमाकुलम्

Transliteration

ṛṣivākyena rājāsau śīghraṃ gatvā nareśvaraḥ | sa dadarśa tataḥ śīghraṃ bahudvijasamākulam

Translation

Suivant la parole des ṛṣi, ce roi—seigneur parmi les hommes—s’y rendit en hâte ; et bientôt il vit un lieu rempli de nombreux deux-fois-nés.

Word by Word

• ऋषिवाक्येन: by the sages' words
• ऋषिवाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि + वाक्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• नरेश्वरः: lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; नर + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); राजा-विशेषण (appositional)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/देशवाचक (then/thereupon)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• बहुद्विजसमाकुलम्: crowded with many brahmins
• बहुद्विजसमाकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु-द्विज-समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक; बहु + द्विज + समाकुल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (object-complement)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• Munis (implied)
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Obedience to saintly instruction swiftly leads one into sanctified company, which itself is a sign of tīrtha-presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates arrival at a sacred locale associated with many dvijas; the named tīrtha context is Arvāk-tīrtha in the surrounding passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it emphasizes following ṛṣi-vākya (sage instruction) during pilgrimage.