Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ददर्श चाश्रमं पुण्यं मुनिसङ्घैः समाकुलम् । दृष्ट्वा मुनिसमूहं सा प्रणिपत्येदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

dadarśa cāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ munisaṅghaiḥ samākulam | dṛṣṭvā munisamūhaṃ sā praṇipatyedamabravīt

Translation

Beliau melihat sebuah āśrama yang suci, dipenuhi himpunan para muni. Melihat kelompok para resi itu, beliau bersujud hormat lalu berkata demikian.

Word by Word

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आश्रमम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• munisaṅghaiḥ: by groups of sages
• munisaṅghaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: मुनिनां सङ्घैः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• samākulam: crowded, filled
• samākulam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam- + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आश्रमम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• munisamūham: the assembly of sages
• munisamūham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + samūha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: मुनीनां समूहम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇi-pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed down)

• idam: this (speech)
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्यकर्म (object of speech)

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama-tīrtha setting (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage with thatched huts, sacrificial fires, deer and peacocks nearby; many sages seated in circles with japa-mālās and kamaṇḍalus; the pilgrim arrives, folds hands, and prostrates.

Characters & Entities

• Āśrama
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching sages with humility is shown as the gateway to receiving tīrtha-knowledge and dharmic guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A puṇya-āśrama near the pilgrimage route, serving as a center for transmitting tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇipāta (bowing) before sages as proper conduct for a seeker/pilgrim.