Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ऋषयश्चागतास्तत्र ये चाश्रमनिवासिनः । सोपवासाः सनियमाः सर्वे साग्निपरिग्रहाः

Transliteration

ṛṣayaścāgatāstatra ye cāśramanivāsinaḥ | sopavāsāḥ saniyamāḥ sarve sāgniparigrahāḥ

Translation

Di sana para resi serta para penghuni āśrama telah datang. Semuanya berpuasa (upavāsa) dan berdisiplin (niyama), serta memelihara api suci Agni sebagai pegangan dharma.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आगताः: having come / arrived
• आगताः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण/विधेय (predicate)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आश्रमनिवासिनः: hermitage-dwellers
• आश्रमनिवासिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक); आश्रम-निवासिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (āśrame nivāsinaḥ = dwellers in hermitages)

• सोपवासाः: with fasting (observances)
• सोपवासाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (having fasts)

• सनियमाः: with vows/discipline
• सनियमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (with disciplines)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण/समुच्चय (all)

• साग्निपरिग्रहाः: maintaining the sacred fire
• साग्निपरिग्रहाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अग्नि + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक); अग्नि-परिग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (agni-parigraha = keeping/maintaining sacred fire)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-taṭa tīrtha (general riverbank tīrtha within Revākhaṇḍa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Narmadā riverbank dotted with hermitages; clusters of sages with matted hair and bark garments sit near three sacred fires, some fasting, some reciting mantras; smoke curls upward under a calm sky.

Characters & Entities

• ṛṣis
• āśrama residents
• sacred fires (agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes a living center of dharma where tapas, fasting, and Vedic fire-ritual culture are collectively upheld.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda-tīrtha, portrayed as a gathering point for sages and āśrama communities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting), niyama (disciplines), and maintenance of sacred fires (agni-parigraha).