Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

पूजितैः पूजिताः सर्वे तथा मातामहास्त्रयः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थनोदितान्

Transliteration

pūjitaiḥ pūjitāḥ sarve tathā mātāmahāstrayaḥ | tasmātsarvaprayatnena śrutismṛtyarthanoditān

Translation

അവരെ പൂജിച്ചാൽ എല്ലാവരും പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ടതുപോലെ ആകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ മൂന്നു മാതാമഹന്മാരും പൂജിതരാകുന്നു. അതിനാൽ ശ്രുതി-സ്മൃതി അഭിപ്രായം നിർദേശിക്കുന്ന ധർമ്മം സർവ്വശ്രമത്തോടെ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• पूजितैः: by the worshipped ones / with those who are worshipped
• पूजितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् धातु + त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; करणत्वे (by the worshipped/with worshippers)

• पूजिताः: are worshipped
• पूजिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (are) worshipped

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• मातामहाः: maternal grandfathers
• मातामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतौ अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोग (indeclinable sense: therefore/from that reason); मूलतः पञ्चमी एकवचन रूपम्

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (all-effort = with full effort)

• श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थनोदितान्: (duties) enjoined by the purport of Śruti and Smṛti
• श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थनोदितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + नोदित (कृदन्त; √नुद्/नुद्-प्रेरणे + त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (those enjoined/impelled by the meaning of śruti and smṛti)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual scene where offerings are made to both paternal and maternal ancestors; a manuscript (śruti-smṛti) is shown as the guiding authority, with a priest indicating correct procedure.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• mātāmaha (maternal grandfather line)
• Śruti
• Smṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the ancestral line is treated as comprehensive worship, and dharma must be practiced according to śāstric intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports tīrtha-based śrāddha and tarpaṇa culture common to Revā’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship/reverence toward ancestors (including the maternal line) and adherence to Śruti–Smṛti injunctions.