Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तमागतं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा ज्वलंतमिव पावकम् । अर्घ्याद्यैः पूजयामासुर्मुनयः ।शौनकादयः

Transliteration

tamāgataṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā jvalaṃtamiva pāvakam | arghyādyaiḥ pūjayāmāsurmunayaḥ |śaunakādayaḥ

Translation

Voyant le muni arrivé, rayonnant tel un feu flamboyant, les sages conduits par Śaunaka l’honorèrent par l’arghya et d’autres offrandes d’accueil.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, accusative singular

• आगतम्: having come, arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle, masculine accusative singular

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, accusative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — Absolutive ‘having seen’

• ज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• ज्वलन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Present active participle used adjectivally, masculine accusative singular

• इव: like, as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• पावकम्: fire
• पावकम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, accusative singular; upamāna (standard of comparison)

• अर्घ्याद्यैः: with offerings such as arghya
• अर्घ्याद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, instrumental plural; ‘with arghya and the like’

• पूजयामासुः: they worshipped, honored
• पूजयामासुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd plural

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, nominative plural

• शौनकादयः: Śaunaka and others
• शौनकादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, nominative plural; ‘Śaunaka and others’

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaunaka and sages rise to welcome Sūta; one offers arghya in a vessel, another presents flowers and kusa; Sūta appears radiant like fire, with a luminous aura against the forest shade.

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Sūta
• Naimiṣāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring a realized guest and teacher is itself dharma and prepares the ground for sacred instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action occurs in Naimiṣāraṇya; the Setu tīrtha is the main subject introduced in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and customary welcome rites to a visiting sage (atithi-satkāra).