Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

आगच्छंतं तु मां दृष्ट्वा दीनं च मुदितं तथा । अभ्युत्थआनं कृतं सर्वैर्विप्रैर्भृगुपुरोगमैः

Transliteration

āgacchaṃtaṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā dīnaṃ ca muditaṃ tathā | abhyutthaānaṃ kṛtaṃ sarvairviprairbhṛgupurogamaiḥ

Translation

ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ—ದಣಿದವನಾದರೂ ಹರ್ಷಿತನಾಗಿ—ಭೃಗುವನ್ನು ಮುಂಚಿಟ್ಟು ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಪ್ರರೂ ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತು ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• आगच्छन्तम्: coming/approaching
• आगच्छन्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगच्छत् (कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; माम् विशेषयति

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात (but/indeed)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• दीनम्: wretched/poor
• दीनम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; माम् विशेषयति

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• मुदितम्: gladdened/joyful
• मुदितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (कृदन्त; √मुद्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; माम् विशेषयति

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so/likewise)

• अभ्युत्थानम्: rising up (in respect)
• अभ्युत्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + उत् + स्था (धातु) → अभ्युत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object of कृतम्

• कृतम्: was done/made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (was done)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• विप्रैः: by the Brahmins
• विप्रैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• भृगुपुरोगमैः: with Bhṛgu at the forefront
• भृगुपुरोगमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भृगुः पुरोगमः येषाम्)

Speaker

Uncertain from snippet; continuing first-person narrative about arriving at Bhṛgu’s āśrama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgu-āśrama (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary yet joyful traveler approaches; Bhṛgu and the assembled brāhmaṇas rise together in greeting, hands folded, offering a seat and water; the moment is communal and dignified.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring a guest (atithi) is dharma; respectful reception reflects inner cultivation and sanctifies the āśrama.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Bhṛgu’s āśrama; no named tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied prescription: abhyutthāna (rising to greet) as part of atithi-satkāra (guest-honoring conduct).