Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

अथ तस्याः समायाताः पितृमातृ सहोदराः । तं मुनिं सुखमासीनं ददृशुः कृतभोजनम्

Transliteration

atha tasyāḥ samāyātāḥ pitṛmātṛ sahodarāḥ | taṃ muniṃ sukhamāsīnaṃ dadṛśuḥ kṛtabhojanam

Translation

そののち、彼女の父母と兄弟姉妹がやって来た。彼らは、食事を終えて安らかに座すその聖仙を目にした。

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• samāyātāḥ: having arrived
• samāyātāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√yā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• pitṛ-mātṛ: father and mother
• pitṛ-mātṛ: Karta (Part of subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (समाहार/समुदायार्थे)

• sahodarāḥ: siblings
• sahodarāḥ: Karta (Part of subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahodara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• sukham: comfortably
• sukham: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukham (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• āsīnam: seated
• āsīnam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āsīna (प्रातिपदिक; √ās (धातु) + kta)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• kṛta-bhojanam: who had eaten/after भोजन
• kṛta-bhojanam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + kta) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (kṛtaṃ bhojanaṃ yena/यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family arrives together—father, mother, siblings—seeing a calm sage seated comfortably after his meal, the scene conveying relief and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sage)
• pitā
• mātā
• sahodarāḥ (siblings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage as guest embodies merit; seeing and serving such a visitor within the home is itself auspicious in gṛhastha-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the sanctity highlighted is connected to the presence of a muni in a household.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied atithi-sevā (guest-honoring), though no explicit rite is detailed in this verse.