Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पुराणज्ञैर्महाभागैराज्यपैः सोमपैस्तथा । इत्येतत्सर्वमाख्यातं महाभाग्यं नरोत्तम

Transliteration

purāṇajñairmahābhāgairājyapaiḥ somapaistathā | ityetatsarvamākhyātaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ narottama

Translation

ഹേ നരോത്തമാ! ഈ സമസ്ത മഹാഭാഗ്യം പുരാണജ്ഞ മഹാഭാഗന്മാരും, ഘൃതാഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവരും, സോമപാനികളും ഇങ്ങനെ വിവരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• पुराणज्ञैः: by knowers of the Purāṇas
• पुराणज्ञैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणस्य ज्ञाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• महाभागैः: by the very fortunate/noble
• महाभागैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• राज्यपैः: by rulers/protectors of kingdoms
• राज्यपैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्यस्य पाः/पालकाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• सोमपैः: by Soma-drinkers (Soma-sacrificers)
• सोमपैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमं पिबन्ति/सोमयाजिनः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (here: nominative as subject of passive predicate)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (agreeing with एतत्)

• आख्यातम्: has been declared/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्ययः (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; (predicate: 'has been declared')

• महाभाग्यम्: great good fortune/great auspicious merit
• महाभाग्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (appositional to एतत् सर्वम्)

• नरोत्तम: O best of men
• नरोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषवत् (नराणाम् उत्तमः); पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker) to Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-mahātmya (as narrated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: naroत्तम (addressed as ‘best of men’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly: venerable Purāṇa-knowers and yajña-performers sit in a sabhā; the narrator concludes the account while the listener (‘naroत्तम’) bows, receiving the ‘mahābhāgya’ teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa-jñas
• Soma-yājin (Soma-sacrificers)
• Yajña performers (ājya offerings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography and tīrtha-māhātmya are preserved through authoritative lineages—Purāṇic learning and Vedic ritual culture together uphold dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) māhātmya context continues; the verse highlights the authority of the narrators rather than a single spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it references Soma rites and ājya offerings as markers of Vedic ritualists associated with this teaching.