Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

धिग्वादैर्निन्दितः सर्वैस्तैर्जनैर्भूषितः पुनः । राज्ञा च ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भूषणाच्छादनाशनैः

Transliteration

dhigvādairninditaḥ sarvaistairjanairbhūṣitaḥ punaḥ | rājñā ca brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bhūṣaṇācchādanāśanaiḥ

Translation

Walaupun dia dicela oleh orang ramai itu dengan seruan “Dhik!” (Aib!), dia tetap dimuliakan kembali. Dan raja pula memuliakan semua brāhmaṇa dengan perhiasan, pakaian serta jamuan makanan.

Word by Word

• धिग्वादैः: with cries of ‘dhik!’ (reproaches)
• धिग्वादैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिग् (अव्यय) + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धिगिति वादाः)

• निन्दितः: was censured
• निन्दितः: Kriya (Predicate, passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तैः जनैः)

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• जनैः: people
• जनैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• भूषितः: was adorned/honored
• भूषितः: Kriya (Predicate, passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• पुनः: again / thereafter
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिबोधक अव्यय (again/then)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ब्राह्मणाः)

• भूषणाच्छादनाशनैः: with ornaments, garments, and food
• भूषणाच्छादनाशनैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + आच्छादन (प्रातिपदिक) + अशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (भूषणं च आच्छादनं च अशनं च)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense crowd that had shouted ‘Shame!’ now watches as the same person is re-adorned; the king distributes ornaments, garments, and food to brāhmaṇas, shifting the mood from condemnation to reconciliation.

Characters & Entities

• the king
• brāhmaṇas
• people/assembly

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Social condemnation does not end the dharmic requirement to honor the worthy; generosity to brāhmaṇas is presented as a stabilizing, merit-producing act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the Revā Khaṇḍa setting continues in the background.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving ornaments, clothing, and food to brāhmaṇas (a form of dāna and hospitality).