Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततो वरेण सहितं तं दीर्घतमसं मुनिम् । सोदंकमनयद्राजा स्वगृहं विनयान्वितः

Transliteration

tato vareṇa sahitaṃ taṃ dīrghatamasaṃ munim | sodaṃkamanayadrājā svagṛhaṃ vinayānvitaḥ

Translation

Kemudian raja, penuh adab dan tawaduk, memimpin resi Dīrghatamas—bersama pengantin lelaki dan Udaṅka—masuk ke kediamannya sendiri.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे ‘ततः’ = thereafter/from there

• vareṇa: with Vara
• vareṇa: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘वरेण’ = with Vara

• sahitam: accompanied
• sahitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sah (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; ‘सहितम्’ = accompanied

• tam: that (him)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dīrghatamasam: Dīrghatamas
• dīrghatamasam: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrghatamasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• munim: sage
• munim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• sodaṃkam: Sodaṃka
• sodaṃkam: Karma (Co-object/सह-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sodaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नाम

• anayat: led
• anayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘अनयत्’ = led

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• sva-gṛham: to his own house
• sva-gṛham: Karma (Goal-object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य गृहम्)

• vinaya-anvitaḥ: endowed with humility
• vinaya-anvitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तृतीया/सह-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘विनयेन अन्वितः’ = endowed with humility

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Setu-khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courteous king escorts the venerable sage Dīrghatamas, along with the bridegroom and Udaṅka, into the royal residence; attendants hold lamps and water-vessels; the mood is formal and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Dīrghatamas
• Udaṅka
• Kakṣīvān
• Svanaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and respectful service to sages is a core expression of rājadharma and a source of auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tīrtha reference appears in this verse; the Setu-khaṇḍa setting remains the larger frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it depicts the dharmic act of personally escorting revered guests.