Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

आलोकितानि शास्त्राणि वेदाः साङ्गाः स्मृतीरपि । पुराणानि च मीमांसा दृष्टमस्माभिरत्र च

Transliteration

ālokitāni śāstrāṇi vedāḥ sāṅgāḥ smṛtīrapi | purāṇāni ca mīmāṃsā dṛṣṭamasmābhiratra ca

Translation

“ଆମେ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଛୁ—ସାଙ୍ଗ ବେଦ, ସ୍ମୃତି, ପୁରାଣ ଏବଂ ମୀମାଂସା ମଧ୍ୟ; ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ ଯେ ନିୟମ ଦୃଷ୍ଟ, ତାହାକୁ ଆମେ ଏଠାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିଛୁ।”

Word by Word

• ālokitāni: examined
• ālokitāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√lok (लोक् धातु) → ālokita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘examined/inspected’ (agreeing with śāstrāṇi)

• śāstrāṇi: the scriptures
• śāstrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (शास्त्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘scriptures’

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (वेद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘Vedas’

• sa-aṅgāḥ: with their auxiliaries
• sa-aṅgāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) + aṅga (अङ्ग)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह अङ्गैः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘with their limbs/auxiliaries’

• smṛtīḥ: the Smṛtis
• smṛtīḥ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (स्मृति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘Smṛtis’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — ‘also/even’

• purāṇāni: the Purāṇas
• purāṇāni: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (पुराण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘Purāṇas’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction) — ‘and’

• mīmāṃsā: Mīmāṃsā
• mīmāṃsā: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘Mīmāṃsā (hermeneutics)’

• dṛṣṭam: has been ascertained/seen
• dṛṣṭam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) → dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘seen/ascertained’ (impersonal/passive sense)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन — ‘by us’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place) — ‘here’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle) — ‘and/also’

Speaker

Munis (implied continuation, addressing Yamadūtas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Foremost brāhmaṇa-sages declare they have examined Vedas with auxiliaries, Smṛtis, Purāṇas, and Mīmāṃsā; manuscripts and recitation tools surround them as they announce a settled rule.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Vedāṅgas
• Smṛtis
• Purāṇas
• Mīmāṃsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is to be known through recognized sources—Veda, Smṛti, Purāṇa, and disciplined interpretation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes scriptural authority within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it states that the sages have determined the applicable rule after consulting texts.