Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

कृतांजलिपुटः स्थित्वा चक्रे पादाभिवंदनम् । आसनानि विचित्राणि हैमान्याभरणानि च

Transliteration

kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitvā cakre pādābhivaṃdanam | āsanāni vicitrāṇi haimānyābharaṇāni ca

Translation

Debout, les mains jointes en añjali, il se prosterna aux pieds des sages. Il fit aussi préparer des sièges magnifiques et des parures d’or.

Word by Word

• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटः: with hands folded (in añjali)
• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (तत्पुरुष; ‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः यस्य’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; used adjectivally for the subject

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त/gerund), ‘having stood’

• चक्रे: did/performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (आत्मनेपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect

• पाद-अभिवन्दनम्: salutation to the feet
• पाद-अभिवन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिवन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (तत्पुरुष; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘पादानाम् अभिवन्दनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आसनानि: seats
• आसनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated/beautiful
• विचित्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; agrees with आसनानि

• हैमानि: golden
• हैमानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; agrees with आभरणानि

• आभरणानि: ornaments
• आभरणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands with hands in añjali, bows at the Brāhmaṇas’ feet, and arranges ornate seats and golden ornaments as marks of honor.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence becomes complete when expressed through respectful gestures and generous giving—both are praised as purifying dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya setting continues; the verse emphasizes dharmic hospitality rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāda-abhivandana (saluting at the feet) and offering seats and gifts as part of formal reception.