Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्ता द्विजरूपैस्तु एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे प्रिये । पुरतः संस्थितास्तस्या वेदमभ्युद्धरन्ति च

Transliteration

samprāptā dvijarūpaistu eraṇḍyāḥ saṅgame priye | purataḥ saṃsthitāstasyā vedamabhyuddharanti ca

Translation

Wahai kekasih, mereka tiba di pertemuan sungai Eraṇḍī dalam rupa dvija, yakni para brāhmaṇa. Berdiri di hadapannya, mereka pun mengumandangkan serta mengagungkan kemuliaan Veda.

Word by Word

• samprāptāḥ: having arrived
• samprāptāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samprāpta (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√āp क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dvija-rūpaiḥ: in the forms of brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• dvija-rūpaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) ‘rūpa’ (form), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• eraṇḍyāḥ: of (the river) Eraṇḍī
• eraṇḍyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṅgame: at the confluence/meeting-place
• saṅgame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: in front)

• saṃsthitāḥ: standing/positioned
• saṃsthitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√sthā क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vedam: the Veda
• vedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhyuddharanti: they lift up/bring forth
• abhyuddharanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+ud+√dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: vocative 'priye')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye (addressed beloved)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three brāhmaṇas arrive at the Eraṇḍī confluence; they stand before the ascetic woman and begin a resonant Vedic proclamation, hinting at their true cosmic stature.

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī-saṅgama
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa guise)
• Veda
• Rudra
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (implied from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity may appear in humble forms; reverence for Veda and dharma is reaffirmed at sacred confluences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Eraṇḍī–Narmadā confluence (Eraṇḍī-saṅgama), highlighted as an auspicious pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse narrates divine arrival and Vedic proclamation in the tīrtha setting.