Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । ततो द्विजौः परिवृतं नारदं देवपूजितम् । अभिगम्योपजग्राह सर्वानथ स पाण्डवः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tato dvijauḥ parivṛtaṃ nāradaṃ devapūjitam | abhigamyopajagrāha sarvānatha sa pāṇḍavaḥ

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นแล้วปาณฑวะได้เข้าไปหาพระนารท ผู้แม้เหล่าเทวะยังสักการะ และรายล้อมด้วยฤๅษีทวิช แล้วถวายบังคมทักทายทุกท่านโดยสมควรแก่ธรรมเนียม

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the charioteer-bard)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक/अनन्तरार्थक (temporal adverb: thereafter)

• द्विजैः: by/with the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परिवृतम्: surrounded/attended
• परिवृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवपूजितम्: worshipped by the gods
• देवपूजितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजित (√पूज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवैः पूजितः/देवपूजितः), भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having approached)

• उपजग्राह: received/greeted
• उपजग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa’s lineage narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-hermitage setting: Nārada, radiant and honored, seated amid brāhmaṇa sages; a Pāṇḍava (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya) approaches with folded hands, bow at his side, offering respectful salutations.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Nārada
• Dvija (brāhmaṇas)
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a realized teacher with reverence and greeting the assembly is foundational to receiving dharmic instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse establishes the authoritative setting for forthcoming tīrtha teachings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upasaṅgama and namaskāra—approaching and respectfully greeting saints—are implied as proper conduct.