Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तत्रागतं ते ददृशुर्मुनयो दीर्घसत्रिणः । उत्तस्थुर्युगपत्सर्वे सार्घ्यहस्ताः समुत्सुकाः

Transliteration

tatrāgataṃ te dadṛśurmunayo dīrghasatriṇaḥ | uttasthuryugapatsarve sārghyahastāḥ samutsukāḥ

Translation

Les sages engagés dans la longue session sacrificielle le virent arriver; tous se levèrent d’un même élan, pleins d’empressement, tenant l’arghya en leurs mains en offrande.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आगतम्: arrived (one)
• आगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying the person seen)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दीर्घ-सत्रिणः: performers of long sacrificial sessions
• दीर्घ-सत्रिणः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः—दीर्घं सत्रं येषां/ये कुर्वन्ति (long-sacrifice performers)

• उत्तस्थुः: stood up
• उत्तस्थुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• स-अर्घ्य-हस्ताः: with arghya in their hands
• स-अर्घ्य-हस्ताः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—अर्घ्यं हस्ते येषां (having arghya in hand)

• समुत्सुकाः: eager
• समुत्सुकाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Purāṇic recital frame at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and assembled ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of sages performing a long satra; as Lomāśa appears, all rise simultaneously holding arghya vessels—conch-shaped cups or small pots—faces bright with eagerness; yajña flames illuminate their hands.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring holy guests and teachers is a core expression of dharma, especially in sacred assemblies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene unfolds at Naimiṣāraṇya, the revered forest tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya as part of atithi-satkāra (welcoming a venerable guest).