Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ते तत्र चंद्रसेनेन प्रत्युद्गम्याभि पूजिताः । महार्हविष्टरगताः प्रीत्यानंदन्सुविस्मिताः

Transliteration

te tatra caṃdrasenena pratyudgamyābhi pūjitāḥ | mahārhaviṣṭaragatāḥ prītyānaṃdansuvismitāḥ

Translation

Là, Candraseṇa vint à leur rencontre et les honora. Assis sur des sièges de grand prix, ils se réjouirent avec affection, remplis d’émerveillement.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• चंद्रसेनेन: by Candrasena
• चंद्रसेनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdrasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• प्रत्युद्गम्य: having gone out to meet
• प्रत्युद्गम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) ‘प्रति+उद्+गम्’

• अभि: towards; in front (intensifier)
• अभि: Upasarga (उपसर्ग/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-निपात (preverb/particle)

• पूजिताः: honoured
• पूजिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त; पूज्-धातु, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; कृदन्त-विशेषणम् (क्त)

• महा-अर्ह-विष्टार-गताः: seated on highly honoured seats
• महा-अर्ह-विष्टार-गताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + arh(a) (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṭara (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; गम्-धातु, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘विष्टारं गताः’ (उपपद) + ‘महार्ह’ (कर्मधारय-भाव)

• प्रीत्या: with joy
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd) एकवचनम्; भाववाचक

• आनन्दन्: rejoiced
• आनन्दन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nand (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) बहुवचनम्; उपसर्गः ‘आ’; छन्दसि/पाठभेदे ‘आनन्दन्’ = ‘आनन्दन्(त)’

• सु-विस्मिताः: very astonished
• सु-विस्मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + vismita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सु + विस्मित)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ujjayinī Mahākāla-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candraseṇa steps forward in a palace courtyard to welcome the visiting kings; attendants arrange precious seats; the guests sit, smiling in astonished delight.

Characters & Entities

• Candraseṇa
• Kings (guests)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rāja-dharma includes respectful reception and honoring of others—especially after hostility is dissolved by dharma and divine signs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ujjayinī/Ujjain in the Mahākāla context, where rulers gather in peace and reverence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it highlights abhipūjā (honoring) and atithi-satkāra (guest reception) as dharmic conduct.