Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं दिव्यं दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम् । ब्राह्मणानां ततः पङ्क्तिं निवेशयितुमुद्यता

Transliteration

sarvāścaryamayaṃ divyaṃ divyasiddhisamanvitam | brāhmaṇānāṃ tataḥ paṅktiṃ niveśayitumudyatā

Translation

Segala sesuatu di sana penuh keajaiban—serba ilahi dan dihiasi kesempurnaan surgawi. Lalu mereka bersiap menempatkan para brāhmaṇa duduk berbaris untuk penghormatan dan jamuan suci.

Word by Word

• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: full of all wonders
• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आश्चर्य + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय: सर्वम् आश्चर्यम् यस्मिन्/यत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम्: endowed with divine powers/accomplishments
• दिव्यसिद्धिसमन्वितम्: Predicate (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + सिद्धि + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दिव्याभिः सिद्धिभिः समन्वितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then/from there')

• पङ्क्तिम्: a row; a line (of seating)
• पङ्क्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निवेशयितुम्: to seat; to settle (them)
• निवेशयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विश् (धातु) → निवेशयितुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (infinitive); causative sense 'to cause to sit/settle'

• उद्यताः: ready; prepared
• उद्यताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+यत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-प्राय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन/एकवचन?; here likely स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन agreeing with implied subject (श्रीः) in next verse-context; 'ready, intent'

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīpati-kṣetra (Lalāṭa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine, wonder-filled sacred precinct shimmering with siddhi; attendants prepare a long, orderly seating arrangement for brāhmaṇas, with ritual vessels and food offerings ready.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Divya-siddhis (divine perfections)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a true holy place, wonder inspires worship, and worship expresses itself as service—especially honoring brāhmaṇas through orderly hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The divine Lalāṭa-deśa setting (within Revā-khaṇḍa) is portrayed as wondrous and siddhi-filled, fit for sacred hospitality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arranging brāhmaṇas in paṅkti (rows) implies brāhmaṇa-satkara/feeding (bhojana) as a dharmic act connected to the sacred setting.