Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

आशीर्भिरभिनंद्यैनं प्रतिगृह्य च सत्क्रियाम् । तमापृछ्य प्रहृष्टाप्मा स्वाश्रमं पुनराययौ

Transliteration

āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyainaṃ pratigṛhya ca satkriyām | tamāpṛchya prahṛṣṭāpmā svāśramaṃ punarāyayau

Translation

ฤๅษีได้อวยพรและกล่าวสรรเสริญเขา รับการต้อนรับอันนอบน้อมแล้ว จึงล่ำลาไป; ด้วยใจเปี่ยมปีติ ท่านกลับคืนสู่อาศรมของตนอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• आशीर्भिः: with blessings
• आशीर्भिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted
• अभिनन्द्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having congratulated/greeted’

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted
• प्रतिगृह्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having accepted/received’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — Conjunction ‘and’

• सत्क्रियाम्: hospitality/ respectful service
• सत्क्रियाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• आपृछ्य: having taken leave
• आपृछ्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having taken leave/asked permission’

• प्रहृष्टात्मा: with delighted heart
• प्रहृष्टात्मा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘प्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य’ (here as ‘one whose mind is delighted’)

• स्वाश्रमम्: to his own hermitage
• स्वाश्रमम्: कर्म (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘स्वस्य आश्रमः’

• पुनः: again/back
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय — Adverb ‘again/back’

• आययौ: returned/went
• आययौ: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest hermitage: the sage, after being honored, raises his hand in blessing; the host stands with folded palms; simple āśrama huts, sacred fire, and trees frame a calm farewell.

Characters & Entities

• Sumati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True hospitality to the righteous returns as blessings and inner joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account unfolds within Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu-kṣetra setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Satkriyā/satkāra (respectful reception) of a sage, culminating in blessings and a formal leave-taking.