Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सत्कथापाठसंयुक्तो वेदाध्ययनसंयुतः । प्रभाते विमले प्राप्ते पूजयेत्त्रिदशेश्वरम्

Transliteration

satkathāpāṭhasaṃyukto vedādhyayanasaṃyutaḥ | prabhāte vimale prāpte pūjayettridaśeśvaram

Translation

സത്കഥാപാഠത്തോടും വേദാധ്യയനത്തോടും യുക്തനായി, നിർമലമായ പ്രഭാതം വന്നപ്പോൾ ത്രിദശേശ്വരൻ (ദേവാധിദേവൻ)നെ പൂജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• सत्-कथा-पाठ-संयुक्तः: endowed with reading/recitation of good stories
• सत्-कथा-पाठ-संयुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाठ (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) (√युज् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) विशेषणरूपेण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सत्कथापाठेन संयुक्तः)

• वेद-अध्ययन-संयुतः: endowed with Vedic study
• वेद-अध्ययन-संयुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक) (सम्-√युज् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वेदाध्ययनेन संयुतः)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Kāla (Time adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक

• विमले: pure/clear
• विमले: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying प्रभाते)

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Kāla (Time adjunct via locative absolute sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (प्रातिपदिक) (प्र-√आप् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying प्रभाते)

• पूजयेत्: one should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थे

• त्रिदश-ईश्वरम्: the lord of the gods
• त्रिदश-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karoḍī-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a night of sacred storytelling and Vedic recitation, the first pure light of dawn touches the Narmadā; devotees approach the shrine and worship Tridaśeśvara with fresh offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Tridaśeśvara (Lord of the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by knowledge and devotion—scripture-recitation, Vedic study, and morning worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship-discipline is taught in the context of Karoḍī Tīrtha of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite sacred kathās, study the Veda, and perform morning pūjā to the Lord (Tridaśeśvara).