Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

ते धन्या मानुषे लोके वन्द्या हि भुवि मानवाः । ये वसन्ति सदाकालं पादपद्माश्रया हरेः

Transliteration

te dhanyā mānuṣe loke vandyā hi bhuvi mānavāḥ | ye vasanti sadākālaṃ pādapadmāśrayā hareḥ

Translation

മനുഷ്യലോകത്തിൽ അവർ ധന്യർ; ഭൂമിയിൽ അവർ തന്നെയാണ് വന്ദനീയർ—എപ്പോഴും ഹരിയുടെ പാദപദ്മങ്ങളുടെ ആശ്രയത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവർ.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘ते’ (they)

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘धन्याः’ (blessed), ‘ते’ इति विशेषणम्

• मानुषे: human
• मानुषे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘मानुषे’ (human), ‘लोके’ इति विशेषणम्

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘लोके’ (in the world)

• वन्द्याः: worthy of reverence
• वन्द्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘वन्द्याः’ (worthy of reverence), ‘ते’ इति विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण) — ‘indeed, surely’

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘भुवि’ (on earth)

• मानवाः: men
• मानवाः: Apposition (to ‘ते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘मानवाः’ (men)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘ये’ (who)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘वसन्ति’ (dwell/live)

• सदाकालम्: always
• सदाकालम्: Adverbial (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, क्रियाविशेषण — ‘सदाकालम्’ (at all times)

• पादपद्माश्रयाः: taking refuge in (his) lotus-feet
• पादपद्माश्रयाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद + पद्म + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘पादपद्मम् आश्रयः’ (those who take refuge in the lotus-feet); ‘ये’ इति विशेषणम्

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘हरेः’ (of Hari)

Speaker

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Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated in meditation by the river, mentally clinging to Hari’s lotus-feet; a subtle vision of Viṣṇu’s feet (padma) appears above, radiating light; onlookers bow in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessedness is unwavering refuge in God—constant devotion makes one worthy of honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While the chapter is set in Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha context, this verse emphasizes the inner pilgrimage of bhakti—refuge in Hari—beyond mere geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual act, but a devotional discipline: continual śaraṇāgati (refuge) at Hari’s lotus feet.