Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128
Devanagari script
विद्याधिकं गुरुं वृद्धं कुर्यादेतान्प्रदक्षिणान्
Transliteration
vidyādhikaṃ guruṃ vṛddhaṃ kuryādetānpradakṣiṇān
Translation
ವಿದ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರು, ತನ್ನ ಗುರು ಮತ್ತು ಪೂಜ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧರು—ಇವರನ್ನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು।
Word by Word
vidyādhikammore learned
vidyādhikam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)
gurumteacher
gurum:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)
vṛddhamelder
vṛddham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootvṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); विशेषण
kuryātshould do/should perform
kuryāt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (कृ, धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)
etānthese
etān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); विशेषण—‘प्रदक्षिणान्’ इत्यस्य
pradakṣiṇāncircumambulations
pradakṣiṇān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
FAQs
Honoring wisdom and age is a dharmic act; reverence to teachers and the learned sustains spiritual culture.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is interpersonal dharma.
Perform pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) for the learned, the guru, and elders.