Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

संहृष्टा मुनिना सार्द्धं ययावाश्रमसम्मुखम्

Transliteration

saṃhṛṣṭā muninā sārddhaṃ yayāvāśramasammukham

Translation

Dans la joie, elle alla avec le sage en direction de l’ermitage.

Word by Word

• saṃhṛṣṭā: delighted, thrilled
• saṃhṛṣṭā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (naṃdinī इत्यस्य, पूर्वश्लोकानुसन्धान)

• muninā: with the sage
• muninā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/साकं-अर्थे), एकवचन

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• āśrama-sammukham: towards the hermitage, facing the hermitage
• āśrama-sammukham: Karma (Goal/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + sammukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (āśramasya sammukham); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायाः कर्म/दिशा-निर्देश

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-kund (associated)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage and Nandinī walk together toward the hermitage; the forest path is calm, the homa smoke faintly visible in the distance, mood of restored harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Nandinī
• Muni
• Āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After divine help, life returns to dharma—gratitude and restoration of order are natural fruits of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The āśrama within the Arbuda sacred region is foregrounded as a place where dharma is maintained and protected.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the return to the hermitage, implying resumption of regular rites.