Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्नं यंयं पश्यसि चाग्रतः । तस्याभिवादनं कार्यं त्वया पुत्रक नित्यशः

Transliteration

śrutādhyayanasaṃpannaṃ yaṃyaṃ paśyasi cāgrataḥ | tasyābhivādanaṃ kāryaṃ tvayā putraka nityaśaḥ

Translation

Mon fils, quiconque tu verras devant toi, pourvu d’enseignement sacré et d’étude, tu devras lui offrir une salutation respectueuse ; cela, tu le feras chaque jour.

Word by Word

• श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्नम्: endowed with learning and study
• श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत + अध्ययन + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• यम्: whomever
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• पश्यसि: you see
• पश्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभिवादनम्: salutation, respectful greeting
• अभिवादनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) + अन (प्रत्यय) → अभिवादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (verbal noun)

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृत्) → कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative: ‘to be done’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-in-instrumental (Doer/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रक: O son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नित्यशः: always, regularly
• नित्यशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of frequency)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: His son (addressed as putraka)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A father instructs his young initiated son: whenever he sees someone learned in scripture and study, he must offer respectful salutations daily.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Mṛkaṇḍa
• son (brahmacārī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to the learned cultivates humility and preserves the living tradition of śruti and disciplined study.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches universal dharma supportive of tīrtha-yātrā and sacred life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular abhivādana—formal respectful greetings to the learned—is prescribed as a daily discipline.