Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

आसनानि विचित्राणि दत्त्वा तेषां मनस्विनी । संगता राजराजेन सार्द्धमग्रे व्यवस्थिता

Transliteration

āsanāni vicitrāṇi dattvā teṣāṃ manasvinī | saṃgatā rājarājena sārddhamagre vyavasthitā

Translation

นางผู้มีปัญญาและมั่นคงได้ถวายอาสนะอันวิจิตรแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย แล้วจึงเข้าไปพร้อมกับพระราชาธิราช และร่วมกับพระองค์ประทับ ณ เบื้องหน้า

Word by Word

• आसनानि: seats
• आसनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• विचित्राणि: variegated/wonderful
• विचित्राणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'आसनानि' इति विशेषणम्

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया

• तेषाम्: to/for them (of them)
• तेषाम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• मनस्विनी: the wise/spirited woman
• मनस्विनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संगता: joined/associated
• संगता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+√gam (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्तम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'मनस्विनी' इति विशेषणम्

• राजराजेन: with the king of kings
• राजराजेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan+rājan (प्रातिपदिक); components: rāja (राज) + rāja (राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ('राज्ञां राजा'); सहार्थे

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb/preposition: together with)

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; देश/कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (in front/at first)

• व्यवस्थिता: stood/was stationed
• व्यवस्थिता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi+ava+√sthā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्तम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'मनस्विनी' इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, context not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a bright hall, a dignified queen/lady arranges ornate seats for sages; then she stands/sits with the king at the front, ready for discourse.

Characters & Entities

• rājarāja (king of kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with reverence—honoring the worthy through proper hospitality and respectful seating.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa; this verse sets the narrative scene rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the act highlighted is dhārmic hospitality (offering āsana).