Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अनुमोदितो वा विप्रेन्द्र पुनातीति श्रुतं मया । यथा धर्मप्रसङ्गे तु मुने धर्मोऽपि जायते

Transliteration

anumodito vā viprendra punātīti śrutaṃ mayā | yathā dharmaprasaṅge tu mune dharmo'pi jāyate

Translation

—o maging pinapurihan lamang: narinig ko, o pinakamainam sa mga brāhmaṇa, na ito’y nagpapadalisay. Sapagkat, o Muni, kapag ang dharma ay pinag-uusapan at pinagtutuunan, ang dharma mismo’y isinilang sa puso.

Word by Word

• अनुमोदितः: approved; consented to
• अनुमोदितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + मुद् (धातु) + इत (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'approved/assented'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• विप्रेन्द्र: O chief of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः)

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुतम्: (it is) heard; I have heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'heard (thing)'

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as; just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: 'as/just as')

• धर्मप्रसङ्गे: in the context of dharma
• धर्मप्रसङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + प्रसङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य प्रसङ्गः)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive particle: 'but/indeed')

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• धर्मः: dharma; merit
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय

• जायते: arises; is produced
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāverī-saṅgama (contextual)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame); within episode: Mārkaṇḍeya is addressed as 'viprendra'

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of seekers around a sage; one devotee, though not performing rites, expresses heartfelt approval as others do dharmic acts—symbolizing purification through anumodanā.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ‘anumodana’—joyful approval of dharma—has purifying power; keeping company with dharmic discourse generates dharma within.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Kāverī-saṅgama context, where dharma-related engagement is treated as especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mental-ethical practice is highlighted: approving and rejoicing in righteous acts (anumodana) as a purifier.