Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

धन्यं तस्य गृहं मन्ये गृहस्थं चापि तत्कुलम् । पुस्तकं पूजयेद्यस्तु नर्मदाचरितस्य तु

Transliteration

dhanyaṃ tasya gṛhaṃ manye gṛhasthaṃ cāpi tatkulam | pustakaṃ pūjayedyastu narmadācaritasya tu

Translation

நர்மதா-சரித நூலை யார் பூஜிக்கிறாரோ, அவருடைய வீடு பாக்கியமென நான் கருதுகிறேன்; அவருடைய குடும்பமும் இல்லறமும் பாக்கியமே।

Word by Word

• धन्यम्: blessed
• धन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying गृहं)

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गृहस्थम्: householder-state/householder
• गृहस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (as apposition to तत्कुलम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तत्-कुलम्: that family/lineage
• तत्-कुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य कुलम्'

• पुस्तकम्: book
• पुस्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: would/should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (relative clause with यः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• नर्मदा-चरितस्य: of the Narmadā-carita
• नर्मदा-चरितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (कृदन्त; √चर् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नर्मदायाः चरितम्' (genitive of the compound)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā-carita (grantha as tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family performs pūjā to a wrapped manuscript/book on a wooden stand; lamp, flowers, sandal paste; Narmadā-devī subtly depicted above as blessing the household; elders and children participate.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā (Revā)
• Pustaka (sacred book/manuscript)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence for sacred scripture (as a living vessel of dharma) sanctifies the home and lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The household is portrayed as blessed through honoring the Narmadā-carita text.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pustaka-pūjā—worship/ritual honoring of the Narmadā-carita manuscript/book.