Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ते च सर्वे महीपालाः संहृष्टाः प्रतिपूजिताः । चन्द्रसेनं समामंत्र्य प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम्

Transliteration

te ca sarve mahīpālāḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pratipūjitāḥ | candrasenaṃ samāmaṃtrya pratijagmuryathāgatam

Translation

और वे सभी राजा प्रसन्न होकर तथा यथोचित सम्मान पाकर, चन्द्रसेन से विदा लेकर जैसे आए थे वैसे ही लौट गए।

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mahīpālāḥ: kings (protectors of the earth)
• mahīpālāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mahīyāḥ pālāḥ)

• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• pratipūjitāḥ: duly honored
• pratipūjitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) प्रति-उपसर्ग + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• candrasenam: Candrasena
• candrasenam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candrasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samāmantrya: having taken leave of / having addressed
• samāmantrya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mantr (धातु) सम्-आ-उपसर्ग + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• pratijagmuḥ: returned/went back
• pratijagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) प्रति-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• yathāgatam: as they had come (in the same manner)
• yathāgatam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial compound)

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal assembly disperses: multiple kings, pleased and honored, bow to King Candrasena and depart in orderly procession, attendants holding standards and parasols.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Candrasena
• Mahīpālas (kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor shown to dharma and devotion brings harmony; even rulers act with humility and proper etiquette.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it closes a narrative scene around Candrasena.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it highlights social-dharmic practice—respect, hospitality, and formal leave-taking.