Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अनसूया जपं त्यक्त्वा निरीक्ष्य तान्मुहुर्मुहुः । उत्थिता सा विशालाक्षी अर्घं दत्त्वा यथाविधि

Transliteration

anasūyā japaṃ tyaktvā nirīkṣya tānmuhurmuhuḥ | utthitā sā viśālākṣī arghaṃ dattvā yathāvidhi

Translation

อนสูยาได้หยุดจปะแล้วมองท่านเหล่านั้นซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า จากนั้นสตรีผู้มีดวงตากว้างก็ลุกขึ้น และถวายอรฺฆยะ คือเครื่องน้ำบูชาตามพิธี

Word by Word

• anasūyā: Anasūyā
• anasūyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• japam: recitation/japa
• japam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• nirīkṣya: having looked at
• nirīkṣya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir+√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: repeatedly)

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), कालवाचक-अव्यय

• utthitā: (she) rose/stood up
• utthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut+√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• viśālākṣī: the wide-eyed lady
• viśālākṣī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• argham: honorary offering (arghya)
• argham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• yathāvidhi: according to the prescribed rite
• yathāvidhi: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vidhi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्ययीभाव (adverbial compound: according to rule)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Anasūyā stops her mantra, gazes repeatedly in reverent wonder, rises, and offers arghya with cupped hands or a small vessel to the three brāhmaṇa guests at the riverbank.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Vipras (Brahmin sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even during personal worship (japa), honoring worthy guests with prescribed respect is a central duty of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), emphasizing dharma in the Revā-associated sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya—ritual water given respectfully to honored guests—performed yathāvidhi (according to rule).