Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् । ततोऽभिगम्य तीर्थानि सर्वाण्येवाश्रमाणि च

Transliteration

mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam | tato'bhigamya tīrthāni sarvāṇyevāśramāṇi ca

Translation

Là, après s’être inclinée et avoir salué les pieds des vénérables anciens, elle alla ensuite visiter tous les tīrtha (gués sacrés) ainsi que tous les ermitages.

Word by Word

• मान्यानाम्: of the venerable
• मान्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'of the venerable'

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

• वृद्धानाम्: of elders
• वृद्धानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'of elders'

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having done/made'

• पादाभिवन्दनम्: salutation at the feet
• पादाभिवन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + अभिवन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'salutation to (their) feet'

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक — 'then/thereafter'

• अभिगम्य: having approached/visited
• अभिगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having approached/visited'

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'holy fords/pilgrimage places'

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'all' (तीर्थानि-विशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle) — 'indeed/just'

• आश्रमाणि: hermitages
• आश्रमाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'hermitages'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction) — 'and'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrthas (collective)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī bows at the feet of aged sages seated near hermitage fires; then she proceeds along a path marked by small shrines, water-fords, and āśrama gateways.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by humility—honoring elders and saints first, then approaching the tīrthas and āśramas with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting; the verse highlights visiting its many tīrthas and āśramas as part of its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pādābhivandana—bowing at the feet of venerable elders—followed by tīrtha and āśrama visitation as a dharmic order of practice.