Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रपितामहास्तथादित्याः श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी । एवं ब्रुवन्ति देवाश्च ऋषयः सतपोधनाः

Transliteration

prapitāmahāstathādityāḥ śrutireṣā sanātanī | evaṃ bruvanti devāśca ṛṣayaḥ satapodhanāḥ

Translation

เช่นเดียวกัน ปรปิตามหะและเหล่าอาทิตยะกล่าวว่า—นี่คือคำสอนนิรันดร์แห่งศรุติ. ในทำนองเดียวกัน เหล่าเทพและฤๅษีผู้มั่งคั่งด้วยตบะก็กล่าวเช่นนี้

Word by Word

• प्रपितामहाः: great-grandfathers / forefathers
• प्रपितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/so’)

• आदित्याः: the Ādityas
• आदित्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्रुतिः: the śruti / tradition
• श्रुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रुतिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रुतिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• ब्रुवन्ति: say
• ब्रुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: ‘and’)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सतपोधनाः: rich in austerity/penance
• सतपोधनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत-अपोधन (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + अपोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः; ‘ऋषयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (अपोधन = तपोधन/तपस्विन् इति पाठान्तर-सम्भवः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: venerable prapitāmahas (ancestral elders) and radiant Ādityas stand as witnesses while austere sages speak; a scroll-like ‘Śruti’ motif (Vedic chant-lines) flows through the scene, signifying eternal authority.

Characters & Entities

• Prapitāmahas
• Ādityas
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Śruti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pitṛ rites are not mere custom; they are grounded in eternal Vedic authority and affirmed by gods and sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named in this verse; it reinforces the doctrinal authority behind the ongoing tīrtha-context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit endorsement of ancestral rites (śrāddha/piṇḍa offerings) as sanctioned by Śruti and tradition.