Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो हारीतप्रमुखाः प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । उत्थाय ब्रह्मशालायास्ते द्विजा द्विजमाद्रवन्

Transliteration

tato hārītapramukhāḥ praharṣotphullalocanāḥ | utthāya brahmaśālāyāste dvijā dvijamādravan

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഹാരീതപ്രമുഖരായ ദ്വിജന്മാർ ഹർഷത്തിൽ വിരിഞ്ഞ കണ്ണുകളോടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണശാലയിൽ നിന്ന് എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണ അതിഥിയിലേക്കു ഓടിച്ചെന്നു।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/सम्बन्धबोधक): ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereupon/then)

• hārīta-pramukhāḥ: (the sages) headed by Hārīta
• hārīta-pramukhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hārīta (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव): ‘हारीतः प्रमुखः येषाम्’ (those headed by Hārīta)

• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: with eyes blossoming/widened in joy
• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘प्रहर्षेण उत्फुल्लानि लोचनानि येषाम्’ (whose eyes are widened with joy)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘उत्थाय’ = ‘उत्थित्वा’ (having risen)

• brahma-śālāyāḥ: from Brahmā’s hall
• brahma-śālāyāḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘ब्रह्मणः शाला’ (Brahmā’s hall); अपादान (from)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (they)

• dvijāḥ: the twice-born (brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dvijam: the twice-born (one brahmin)
• dvijam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ādravan: ran towards / hastened to
• ādravan: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dru (द्रु धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas led by Hārīta rise from a brāhmaṇa-hall, faces bright with joy, and hurry toward an arriving venerable brāhmaṇa-guest.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta
• Brāhmaṇas
• Brahmaśālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Joyful urgency in honoring a worthy guest is itself dharma and becomes a purifier for the household and community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the sanctity of the brāhmaṇa-hall and the dharmic welcome.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is atithi-satkāra—rising and hastening to receive the guest respectfully.