Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्वनयस्तु ततो दृष्ट्वा कक्षीवंतं समागतम् । प्रत्युज्जगाम सहितः सुदर्शनपुरोधसा

Transliteration

svanayastu tato dṛṣṭvā kakṣīvaṃtaṃ samāgatam | pratyujjagāma sahitaḥ sudarśanapurodhasā

Translation

Alors Svanaya, voyant Kakṣīvān arriver, sortit à sa rencontre, accompagné de Sudarśana, son prêtre royal.

Word by Word

• स्वनयः: Svanaya (proper name)
• स्वनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund)

• कक्षीवन्तम्: Kakṣīvat
• कक्षीवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्षीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समागतम्: arrived
• समागतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कक्षीवन्तम्)

• प्रत्युज्जगाम: went out to meet
• प्रत्युज्जगाम: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उद्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वनयः)

• सुदर्शनपुरोधसा: with (the priest) Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनपुरोधसा: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुदर्शन-पुरोधस् = priest named Sudarśana); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Setu-khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Svanaya steps out with his purohita Sudarśana to welcome Kakṣīvān; attendants follow, hands folded, as the meeting occurs near the gate.

Characters & Entities

• Svanaya
• Kakṣīvān
• Sudarśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous ruler personally honors worthy guests; priestly guidance and royal humility together sustain dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it remains within Setu-khaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of pratyudgama (going out to receive) is a dharmic etiquette for honoring guests, especially sages.