Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

गत्वा च वचनं प्राह तं रैक्वं स महीपतिः । भगवन्रैक्व सयुग्वन्मद्दत्तं प्रतिगृह्यताम्

Transliteration

gatvā ca vacanaṃ prāha taṃ raikvaṃ sa mahīpatiḥ | bhagavanraikva sayugvanmaddattaṃ pratigṛhyatām

Translation

S’y étant rendu, le seigneur du pays s’adressa à Raikva : «Ô Raikva bienheureux, ô Sayugvān, daigne recevoir ce que je t’ai offert.»

Word by Word

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (indeclinable usage), ‘having gone’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट ‘said’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• raikvam: Raikva
• raikvam: Karma (Object/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raikva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• mahīpatiḥ: king (lord of the earth)
• mahīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mahīyāḥ patiḥ)

• bhagavan: O venerable one
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• raikva: O Raikva
• raikva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raikva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• sayugvan: O Sayugvan (epithet/name)
• sayugvan: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-yugvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम/उपाधि

• mat-dattam: given by me
• mat-dattam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + datta (कृदन्त, √dā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘mama dattam’ (given by me)

• pratigṛhyatām: may it be accepted
• pratigṛhyatām: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be accepted’

Speaker

Jānaśruti (Pautrāyaṇa), addressing Raikva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king approaches an austere sage (Raikva), hands folded, speaking respectfully and offering gifts; the sage sits in calm detachment.

Characters & Entities

• Jānaśruti
• Raikva
• Sayugvān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching spiritual teachers with respect and sincere offering reflects humility and readiness to learn.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is enacted as the king asks the sage to accept his gifts.