Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80
Devanagari script
ततः कुसुमगन्धेन विस्मयं परमं गतः । आघ्राय चेदृशं पुण्यं न दृष्टं न श्रुतं मया
Transliteration
tataḥ kusumagandhena vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | āghrāya cedṛśaṃ puṇyaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ mayā
Translation
Kemudian, oleh keharuman bunga itu ia jatuh ke dalam keheranan yang paling besar: “Mencium kesucian seperti ini, belum pernah aku melihat ataupun mendengar yang serupa.”
Word by Word
ततःthen / thereupon
ततः:
Kāla (Time/Sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereupon)
कुसुमगन्धेनby the flower-fragrance
कुसुमगन्धेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकुसुमगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक; कुसुम + गन्ध)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
विस्मयम्astonishment
विस्मयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
परमम्supreme / great
परमम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies विस्मयम्
गतःattained / came to
गतः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicative = ‘went/attained’
आघ्रायhaving smelled
आघ्राय:
Purvakala (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ-घ्रा (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having smelled’
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
ईदृशम्such (of this kind)
ईदृशम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies पुण्यम्
पुण्यम्holy/meritorious (fragrance/thing)
पुण्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
दृष्टम्seen
दृष्टम्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; impersonal passive sense ‘(it) has been seen’
नnor / not
न:
Pratishedha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; impersonal passive sense ‘(it) has been heard’
मयाby me
मया:
Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular ‘by me’
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
FAQs
Sacred places are described as radiating puṇya that can be felt even through the senses, inspiring awe and inner turning.
Revā-kṣetra/Narmadā environs, portrayed as exceptionally meritorious (puṇya) and spiritually potent.
No explicit prescription is stated in this verse.