Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

आदौ तस्य नमस्कारोऽन्येषां च तदनन्तरम् । क्रियते दैवतैः सर्वैस्तेन सर्वैर्महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

ādau tasya namaskāro'nyeṣāṃ ca tadanantaram | kriyate daivataiḥ sarvaistena sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ

Translation

ก่อนอื่นเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงถวายบังคมแด่พระองค์ แล้วจึงถวายแด่ผู้อื่นภายหลัง; พิธีนี้กระทำโดยเทวะทั้งหลาย และโดยมหาฤๅษีทั้งปวงเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• आदौ: at first
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सप्तमी-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण) — 'in the beginning/first'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नमस्कारः: salutation
• नमस्कारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अनन्तरम्) — 'that'

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण) — 'immediately after that'

• क्रियते: is performed
• क्रियते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (कर्मणि प्रयोगः)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive)

• दैवतैः: by the deities
• दैवतैः: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दैवतैः)

• तेन: by him/therefore
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Reason/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (महर्षिभिः)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) within Revā Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic assembly: devas and maharṣis stand with folded hands, offering the first namaskāra to the supreme radiant presence; only afterward do they turn to other deities in orderly reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (implicit)
• Devas
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor the visible source of life first—Sūrya—then proceed to other deities; this aligns worship with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse supports Sun-worship traditions prevalent across Revā-region pilgrimage culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical rule of worship-order: offer namaskāra to Sūrya first, then to other deities.