Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

समाह्वयत्ततो लक्ष्मीस्तान् विप्रान् भक्तिसंयुता । उवाच चरणान्गृह्य प्रसादः क्रियतां मयि

Transliteration

samāhvayattato lakṣmīstān viprān bhaktisaṃyutā | uvāca caraṇāngṛhya prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mayi

Translation

ततः भक्तिसंयुता लक्ष्मीस्तान् विप्रान् समाह्वयत्। चरणौ गृहीत्वा चोवाच— “मयि प्रसादः क्रियताम्।”

Word by Word

• समाह्वयत्: called, summoned
• समाह्वयत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-रूप)
• Form: अव्ययम् (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भक्तिसंयुता: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; सम्-युज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) लक्ष्मीः-विशेषणम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरणान्: feet
• चरणान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गृह्य: having taken (held)
• गृह्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having taken/after taking’

• प्रसादः: favor, grace
• प्रसादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done / be shown
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• मयि: toward me / in my case
• मयि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Mārkaṇḍeya continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī (Lakṣmī), radiant and modest, summons a group of brāhmaṇas and, in a gesture of deep reverence, holds their feet while requesting their gracious favor.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the exalted embody humility: devotion expresses itself through honoring the virtuous and seeking their blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revākhaṇḍa sacred region is the narrative backdrop; the verse emphasizes dharmic etiquette within that holy setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A social-dharmic act is shown: caraṇa-grahaṇa (reverently taking the feet) to seek prasāda (blessing).