Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तन्मे गृहगतस्याद्य यथातिथ्यकरो भवान् । तदादिश यथाऽपारपारदः कोपि मे गुरुः

Transliteration

tanme gṛhagatasyādya yathātithyakaro bhavān | tadādiśa yathā'pārapāradaḥ kopi me guruḥ

Translation

ഇന്ന് നിങ്ങൾ എന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ വന്ന് അതിഥിസത്കാരം സ്വീകരിച്ചു; അതിനാൽ ഇപ്പോൾ എനിക്ക് ഉപദേശം നൽകുക, അപ്പാരമായ സംസാരസമുദ്രം കടത്തിവിടുന്ന ഗുരു എനിക്ക് ലഭിക്കേണ്ടതിന്ന്.

Word by Word

• तत्: that; so
• तत्: Karma/Prayojaka (Contextual object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संदर्भ-प्रयोगः (‘that/so’)

• मे: my; of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th, genitive), एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

• गृहगतस्य: of (me) who has come home
• गृहगतस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier of me)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गृहं गतः) — ‘one who has come home’

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यथा: as; in the manner (properly)
• यथा: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (‘as/according to’)

• आतिथ्यकरः: one who performs hospitality
• आतिथ्यकरः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective of bhavān)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतिथ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आतिथ्यं करोति)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘that (matter)’

• आदिश: instruct; tell
• आदिश: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथा: so that; how
• यथा: Prayojana/Prakara (Manner/Result)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (‘how/so that’)

• अपारपारदः: one who ferries across the limitless
• अपारपारदः: Visheshana (Qualifier of guruḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार (प्रातिपदिक) + पारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अपारः पारदः = ‘one who gives passage across the boundless’)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also/even/some’

• मे: my; for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गुरुः: teacher; guru
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful householder bows to a visiting sage/guest, offering water and a seat; the ‘ocean of saṃsāra’ symbolized behind as waves, while the guru stands as a bridge/boat.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Guru
• Atithi (guest)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality and humility open the way to true instruction; liberation is sought through guidance of a realized teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named; the verse emphasizes guru-seeking and dharma of hospitality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, atithi-satkāra (honoring a guest) is upheld as dharma, though no detailed rite is described.