Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

पूजयन्त इदं देवाः पूजिता गुरवश्च तैः । नर्मदा पूजिता तेन भगवांश्च महेश्वरः

Transliteration

pūjayanta idaṃ devāḥ pūjitā guravaśca taiḥ | narmadā pūjitā tena bhagavāṃśca maheśvaraḥ

Translation

เมื่อบูชาคำสอนศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ เทพทั้งหลายย่อมได้รับการบูชา; ด้วยสิ่งนี้เอง ครูบาอาจารย์ก็ได้รับการสักการะด้วย. ด้วยเหตุนี้ พระนรมทาได้รับการบูชา และพระผู้เป็นเจ้า มเหศวร (ศิวะ) ก็ได้รับการบูชาด้วยเช่นกัน.

Word by Word

• पूजयन्तः: worshipping
• पूजयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पूजिताः: (having been) worshipped / honored
• पूजिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• गुरवः: the teachers/elders
• गुरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नर्मदा: Narmadā (river/goddess)
• नर्मदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पूजिता: (was) worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

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

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee reverently worships a palm-leaf manuscript of the Narmadā-carita on a low altar; behind, the river flows with ghāṭa steps; above, devas and gurus receive the offering, while Maheśvara appears in subtle radiance acknowledging the act.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gurus
• Narmadā
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Venerating sacred scripture and its teaching is treated as veneration of devas, gurus, Narmadā, and ultimately Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā (Revā) as a living tīrtha, linked directly to worship of Maheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/ सम्मान—honoring the text/teaching as an act of worship.