Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

आह्वयामासुस्तान् विप्रान्सर्वे सर्वेश्वरा इव । क्षान्तदान्तजितक्रोधान्सर्वभूताभयप्रदान्

Transliteration

āhvayāmāsustān viprānsarve sarveśvarā iva | kṣāntadāntajitakrodhānsarvabhūtābhayapradān

Translation

Kemudian mereka semua, seakan-akan laksana para penguasa sendiri, mengundang para brāhmaṇa itu—yang sabar, terkendali, menaklukkan amarah, serta menganugerahkan tanpa-takut kepada semua makhluk.

Word by Word

• आह्वयामासुः: they summoned/called
• आह्वयामासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; causative-like stem āhvayā- (denominative/ṇij usage in classical)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; सर्वनाम

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• सर्वेश्वराः: lords of all
• सर्वेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समास: सर्व + ईश्वर (तत्पुरुष)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Upamana marker (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (comparative particle)

• क्षान्तदान्तजितक्रोधान्: patient, restrained, and having conquered anger
• क्षान्तदान्तजितक्रोधान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + दान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जित (कृदन्त) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; बहुपद-समास (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय): ‘क्षान्त’ (patient) + ‘दान्त’ (self-controlled) + ‘जित-क्रोध’ (anger-conquered) qualifying ‘विप्रान्’

• सर्वभूताभयप्रदान्: givers of fearlessness to all beings
• सर्वभूताभयप्रदान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; समास: सर्व-भूत + अभय-प्रद (तत्पुरुष: ‘giver of fearlessness to all beings’) qualifying ‘विप्रान्’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The divine group invites brāhmaṇas of exemplary character—patient, restrained, free from anger—who grant fearlessness to all beings; the scene emphasizes respectful invitation and hospitality.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Kṣānti
• Dama
• Jitakrodha
• Abhayadāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the virtuous—those marked by patience and self-control—is itself a dharmic act and prepares the ground for meritorious giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage milieu forms the background.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The formal invitation of qualified brāhmaṇas as recipients for forthcoming dāna (charity).