Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

समागतं स्वपितरं विस्मयाह्लादविप्लुतम् । मुंचंतमानंदजलं ववंदे प्रेमविह्वलः

Transliteration

samāgataṃ svapitaraṃ vismayāhlādaviplutam | muṃcaṃtamānaṃdajalaṃ vavaṃde premavihvalaḥ

Translation

ครั้นเห็นบิดาของตนมาถึง—ท่วมท้นด้วยความพิศวงและปีติ หลั่งน้ำตาแห่งความสุข—เขาก้มกราบด้วยความรักอันสั่นไหว

Word by Word

• samāgatam: arrived, come
• samāgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-gata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु) ‘गम्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘समागत’ (qualifying ‘svapitaram’)

• sva-pitaram: his own father
• sva-pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘स्वः पिता’ (one’s own father)

• vismaya-āhlāda-viplutam: overwhelmed by wonder and delight
• vismaya-āhlāda-viplutam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + vipluta (कृदन्त; √plu (धातु) ‘प्लु’/‘प्लव्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘विस्मय-आह्लादेन विप्लुत’ (overwhelmed with wonder and joy)

• muñcantam: releasing, shedding
• muñcantam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muñcat (कृदन्त; √muc (धातु) ‘मुच्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) ‘मुंचत्/मुञ्चत्’

• ānanda-jalam: water of joy (tears of joy)
• ānanda-jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘आनन्दस्य जलम्’ (tears as water of joy)

• vavande: bowed, paid homage
• vavande: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु) ‘वन्द्’
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• prema-vihvalaḥ: overcome with love
• prema-vihvalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक) + vihvala (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘प्रेम्णा विह्वलः’ (agitated by love)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A son, eyes brimming with tears of bliss, bows deeply as his father arrives; the father’s presence is dignified, the moment charged with love and astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Father (pitṛ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to one’s parents is a core expression of dharma, sanctified by humility and love.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts respectful salutation (vandana) to one’s father.