Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वादारकेणोक्तं वचनं प्राह सादरः । एह्येहि वत्सवत्सेति किंचित्स्थानाच्चलन्मुनिः । तं तु स्नेहादुपाघ्राय आसने उपवेशयत्

Transliteration

tacchrutvādārakeṇoktaṃ vacanaṃ prāha sādaraḥ | ehyehi vatsavatseti kiṃcitsthānāccalanmuniḥ | taṃ tu snehādupāghrāya āsane upaveśayat

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของเด็กนั้น ฤๅษีกล่าวด้วยความเอ็นดูว่า “มาเถิด มาเถิด ลูกน้อยผู้เป็นที่รัก” แล้วลุกจากที่นั่งเพียงเล็กน้อย สูดดมศีรษะด้วยความรักเป็นการต้อนรับ และให้นั่งบนอาสนะ

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Verbal adjunct/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having heard’

• dārakeṇa: by the boy/child
• dārakeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• uktam: spoken
• uktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

• vacanam: words; statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+ah (अह्/आह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sa-ādaraḥ: respectful; with reverence
• sa-ādaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; समास: स+आदर (‘with respect’)

• ehi: come!
• ehi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ehi: come, come!
• ehi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोगः (उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय)

• kiṃcit: a little
• kiṃcit: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (‘a little’)

• sthānāt: from (his) place
• sthānāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• calan: moving
• calan: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (चल् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘moving’

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (विरोध/अन्वय)

• snehāt: out of affection
• snehāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• upāghrāya: having smelled (him)
• upāghrāya: Kriya (Verbal adjunct/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+ā+ghrā (घ्रा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having smelled/sniffed (affectionately)’

• āsane: on the seat
• āsane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• upaveśayat: seated (him)
• upaveśayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+viś (विश् धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्): ‘caused to sit’

Speaker

The sage (addressing Dharmarāja/Yudhiṣṭhira with affection)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) milieu (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest hermitage assembly: an aged sage rises slightly, beckons a boy with tender words, smells the child’s head in affectionate welcome, and seats him on a simple āsana; disciples and sacred implements in the background.

Characters & Entities

• muni
• Dharmarāja (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness is expressed through compassion and hospitality: a sage honors even a powerful visitor with affectionate, dhārmic welcome.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā region’s āśrama culture—where saintly hospitality itself becomes part of tīrtha-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ātithi-satkāra (honoring a guest): welcoming words, affectionate reception, and offering a seat.