Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

आजगाम ततो विप्रो यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । दृष्ट्वा देवोऽथ तं विप्रं प्रतिपूज्याब्रवीदिदम्

Transliteration

ājagāma tato vipro yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | dṛṣṭvā devo'tha taṃ vipraṃ pratipūjyābravīdidam

Translation

แล้วพราหมณ์ (นารท) ก็ไปยังที่ซึ่งพระมหेशวรประทับอยู่ ครั้นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทอดพระเนตรเห็นพราหมณ์นั้น ก็ทรงต้อนรับบูชาอย่างสมควร แล้วตรัสถ้อยคำนี้

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष-भूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Time (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Karmadhāraya; Masc., Nom., Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masc., Acc., Singular)

• विप्रम्: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masc., Acc., Singular)

• प्रतिपूज्य: having honored
• प्रतिपूज्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (gerund in -ya), पूर्वकाल (having duly honored)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc., Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada arrives at a serene Śaiva sanctuary; Maheśvara rises to honor him, offering respectful reception; the atmosphere shifts to calm radiance and sacred dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with reverence—honoring the virtuous and learned is itself a sacred act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa (associated with the Revā/Narmadā region), but no named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of pratipūjā—respectful reception and honoring of a brāhmaṇa/sage—is implied as righteous conduct.