Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पुराणज्ञैर्महाभागैराज्यपैः सोमपैस्तथा । इत्येतत्सर्वमाख्यातं महाभाग्यं नरोत्तम

Transliteration

purāṇajñairmahābhāgairājyapaiḥ somapaistathā | ityetatsarvamākhyātaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ narottama

Translation

Wahai insan terbaik! Demikianlah seluruh tuah agung ini telah dihuraikan—oleh para mulia yang mengetahui Purāṇa, oleh mereka yang mempersembahkan ghee sebagai āhuti, dan juga oleh para peminum Soma.

Word by Word

• पुराणज्ञैः: by knowers of the Purāṇas
• पुराणज्ञैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणस्य ज्ञाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• महाभागैः: by the very fortunate/noble
• महाभागैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• राज्यपैः: by rulers/protectors of kingdoms
• राज्यपैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्यस्य पाः/पालकाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• सोमपैः: by Soma-drinkers (Soma-sacrificers)
• सोमपैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमं पिबन्ति/सोमयाजिनः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (here: nominative as subject of passive predicate)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (agreeing with एतत्)

• आख्यातम्: has been declared/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्ययः (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; (predicate: 'has been declared')

• महाभाग्यम्: great good fortune/great auspicious merit
• महाभाग्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; (appositional to एतत् सर्वम्)

• नरोत्तम: O best of men
• नरोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषवत् (नराणाम् उत्तमः); पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker) to Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-mahātmya (as narrated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: naroत्तम (addressed as ‘best of men’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly: venerable Purāṇa-knowers and yajña-performers sit in a sabhā; the narrator concludes the account while the listener (‘naroत्तम’) bows, receiving the ‘mahābhāgya’ teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa-jñas
• Soma-yājin (Soma-sacrificers)
• Yajña performers (ājya offerings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography and tīrtha-māhātmya are preserved through authoritative lineages—Purāṇic learning and Vedic ritual culture together uphold dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) māhātmya context continues; the verse highlights the authority of the narrators rather than a single spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it references Soma rites and ājya offerings as markers of Vedic ritualists associated with this teaching.