Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठं तेऽग्रगं दृष्ट्वा ह्युदतिष्ठंस्ततो द्विजाः । अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियां कृत्वा प्रहृष्टा इदमब्रुवन्

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhaṃ te'gragaṃ dṛṣṭvā hyudatiṣṭhaṃstato dvijāḥ | arghyādisatkriyāṃ kṛtvā prahṛṣṭā idamabruvan

Translation

ເມື່ອເຫັນພຣະລິສີ ວະສິດຖະ ຢູ່ຂ້າງໜ້າ, ບັນດາພຣາຫມັນກໍລຸກຂຶ້ນ; ເມື່ອໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີຕ້ອນຮັບດ້ວຍອາຣະຄະ (arghya) ແລະອື່ນໆ ແລ້ວ, ພວກເຂົາກ່າວຄໍານີ້ດ້ວຍໃຈປິຕິ.

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अग्रगम्: going in front, foremost
• अग्रगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agra + ga (प्रातिपदिक; ग-धातुज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘अग्रे गच्छति’ इति

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उदतिष्ठन्: they stood up
• उदतिष्ठन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, from there
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियाम्: honouring rites such as offering arghya
• अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya + ādi + satkriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘अर्घ्य-आदि-सत्क्रिया’ = respectful acts beginning with offering arghya

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done’

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas rise as Vasiṣṭha approaches in front; a ritual tray with arghya-water, flowers, and vessels is presented; faces are bright with respectful joy as they begin to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Dvijas (brāhmaṇas)
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring sages and guests through proper reception is upheld as a core practice of Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred setting where sages and brāhmaṇas gather in the Gomatī-tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Atithi-satkāra including arghya (a respectful offering, typically water with auspicious substances) and related rites.