Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ऋषिदेवसमाजे तु नित्यं हर्षप्रमोदने । तत्र राजा समायातः पौरजानपदैः सह

Transliteration

ṛṣidevasamāje tu nityaṃ harṣapramodane | tatra rājā samāyātaḥ paurajānapadaiḥ saha

Translation

ในชุมนุมแห่งฤๅษีและเทพทั้งหลาย ซึ่งเปี่ยมด้วยความยินดีและรื่นเริงอยู่เนืองนิตย์ พระราชาก็เสด็จมาถึงพร้อมด้วยชาวเมืองและชาวชนบท

Word by Word

• ऋषि: sages
• ऋषि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (ऋषि-देव-द्वन्द्वे)

• देव: gods
• देव: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासमध्यपद (ऋषि-देव-द्वन्द्वे)

• समाजे: in the assembly
• समाजे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासस्य उत्तरपदेन सह ‘ऋषिदेवसमाजे’ इति

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverb: always)

• हर्ष: joy
• हर्ष: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (हर्ष-प्रमोदन-द्वन्द्वे)

• प्रमोदने: in delight
• प्रमोदने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासस्य उत्तरपद (हर्ष-प्रमोदने = in joy and delight)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समायातः: arrived
• समायातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: समायात (कृदन्त; सम्+आ+√या (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकाले (past participle used predicatively)

• पौर: townsmen
• पौर: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (पौर-जानपद-द्वन्द्वे)

• जानपदैः: villagers/country people
• जानपदैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासस्य उत्तरपद (countryfolk)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb: with)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra/tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A joyous assembly of sages and gods; into it enters the king in procession, accompanied by townspeople and villagers—flags, attendants, and offerings—merging civic life with sacred celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Devas
• King
• Citizens (paura)
• Villagers/countryfolk (jānapada)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened when rulers and communities together approach sages and sacred places with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha where sages and gods assemble, drawing even the king and his subjects.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it highlights tīrtha-gamana (pilgrimage/going to a sacred gathering) as a dharmic act.