Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 181

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभाते विमले ह्यष्टम्यां च नराधिप । ब्राह्मणान् पूजयेद्भक्त्या सर्वदोषविवर्जितान्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhāte vimale hyaṣṭamyāṃ ca narādhipa | brāhmaṇān pūjayedbhaktyā sarvadoṣavivarjitān

Translation

ततः प्रभाते विमले ह्यष्टम्यां नराधिप। सर्वदोषविवर्जितान् ब्राह्मणान् भक्त्या पूजयेत्॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् इत्यर्थे (sequence adverb)

• प्रभाते: at dawn
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विमले: pure, clear
• विमले: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रभाते)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day (Aṣṭamī)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-अधिप (प्रातिपदिक; नर + अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘नराणाम् अधिपः’)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• सर्वदोषविवर्जितान्: free from all faults
• सर्वदोषविवर्जितान्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-दोष-विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + दोष + विवर्जित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘विवर्जित’ (वि+√वृज्/√वर्ज्), विशेषण (ब्राह्मणान्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī (Revā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king); within the chapter also addressed as Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise by the river, a kingly pilgrim and attendants offer seats, water, garlands, and food to serene brāhmaṇas; the atmosphere is clean, bright, and ritually ordered.

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭamī
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion must mature into ethical reverence—honoring exemplary recipients (worthy brāhmaṇas) is upheld as a purifier and vrata-completer.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is ritual-ethical; the broader Revā Khaṇḍa context provides the pilgrimage backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Aṣṭamī morning, perform brāhmaṇa-pūjā with devotion, choosing recipients described as sarvadoṣavivarjita (free from faults).