Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । साधु साधु महाबाहो धर्मवान्साधुवत्सल । स्वकर्मनिरतः पार्थ तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | sādhu sādhu mahābāho dharmavānsādhuvatsala | svakarmanirataḥ pārtha tīrthayātrākṛtādaraḥ

Translation

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya dit : «Bien, bien, ô toi aux bras puissants, juste et plein d’amour pour les vertueux. Ô Pārtha, tu demeures appliqué à ton devoir et tu honores le pèlerinage aux tīrtha».

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: revered Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक; उपाधि-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-निपात (interjection of approval)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धर्मवान्: righteous
• धर्मवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• साधुवत्सल: O one affectionate to the virtuous
• साधुवत्सल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वकर्मनिरतः: engaged in one’s own duty
• स्वकर्मनिरतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + कर्म + निरत (कृदन्त; समास)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participial adjective) 'निरत', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः: one who has shown reverence for pilgrimage to sacred places
• तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ + यात्रा + कृत + आदर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'कृतादर' = कृतः आदरः यस्य (भावे)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vyāsa-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣi, serene and radiant, blesses Yudhiṣṭhira with words of approval; the king’s posture is attentive, embodying dharma and reverence for tīrtha-yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma harmonizes svadharma (one’s duties) with श्रद्धा for tīrtha-yātrā and respect for the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the upcoming Vyāsa-tīrtha narrative; this verse prepares the listener through praise of pilgrimage-mindedness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it commends tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic orientation.