Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवान्नमस्कृत्य भुक्तोऽपि च तया सह । चैत्र्यां तु विषुवं ज्ञात्वा तस्थौ तत्र दिनत्रयम्

Transliteration

sarvadevānnamaskṛtya bhukto'pi ca tayā saha | caitryāṃ tu viṣuvaṃ jñātvā tasthau tatra dinatrayam

Translation

സകല ദേവന്മാരെയും നമസ്കരിച്ച്, അവളോടൊപ്പം ഭോജനവും ചെയ്തു. ചൈത്രമാസത്തിലെ വിഷുവം അറിഞ്ഞ് അവിടെ മൂന്ന് ദിവസം താമസിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवान्: all the gods
• सर्वदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वे देवाः’ इति कर्मधारय

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय; ‘having saluted’

• भुक्तः: having eaten
• भुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having eaten/one who has eaten’

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• चैत्र्याम्: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्र्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (in the month/season of Caitra)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Connector/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थ (but/indeed)

• विषुवम्: the equinox
• विषुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive); ‘having known/ascertained’

• तस्थौ: stayed/remained
• तस्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• दिनत्रयम्: for three days
• दिनत्रयम्: Karma (Extent/Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three days)

Speaker

Narrator (within Āvantya Khaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple bows to the pantheon, shares a simple meal, then remains in the sacred place through the Caitra equinox for three days in quiet observance.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra
• Viṣuva (equinox)
• sarva-deva (all gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (kāla) is part of dharma; recognizing auspicious calendrical moments supports disciplined observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name the site; it notes observance tied to the Caitra equinox within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Salutation to all deities and observance aligned with the Caitra equinox, including staying for three days.