Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

आजगाम ततो विप्रो यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । दृष्ट्वा देवोऽथ तं विप्रं प्रतिपूज्याब्रवीदिदम्

Transliteration

ājagāma tato vipro yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | dṛṣṭvā devo'tha taṃ vipraṃ pratipūjyābravīdidam

Translation

Alors le brāhmane (Nārada) se rendit là où se trouvait le Seigneur Maheśvara. Le Dieu, voyant le brāhmane, l’honora comme il se doit et prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष-भूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Time (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Karmadhāraya; Masc., Nom., Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masc., Acc., Singular)

• विप्रम्: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masc., Acc., Singular)

• प्रतिपूज्य: having honored
• प्रतिपूज्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (gerund in -ya), पूर्वकाल (having duly honored)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc., Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada arrives at a serene Śaiva sanctuary; Maheśvara rises to honor him, offering respectful reception; the atmosphere shifts to calm radiance and sacred dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with reverence—honoring the virtuous and learned is itself a sacred act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa (associated with the Revā/Narmadā region), but no named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of pratipūjā—respectful reception and honoring of a brāhmaṇa/sage—is implied as righteous conduct.