Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

पाण्डवा ब्राह्मणैः सार्द्धं यथायोग्यं प्रपूजिताः । मुहूर्तादथ विश्रम्य धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः

Transliteration

pāṇḍavā brāhmaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ yathāyogyaṃ prapūjitāḥ | muhūrtādatha viśramya dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

پانڈوؤں کو برہمنوں کے ساتھ مناسب طریقے سے عزت و تکریم دی گئی۔ پھر تھوڑی دیر آرام کر کے دھرم پتر یُدھشٹھِر…

Word by Word

• pāṇḍavāḥ: the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṇḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: with the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (‘together with’)

• yathāyogyam: as was proper
• yathāyogyam: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + yogya (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (‘as appropriate’)

• prapūjitāḥ: were duly honored
• prapūjitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘were honored’

• muhūrtāt: after a short while
• muhūrtāt: Apadana (Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/काल), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (‘then’)

• viśramya: having rested
• viśramya: Kriya (Verbal adjunct/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+śram (श्रम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having rested’

• dharmaputraḥ: Dharma’s son
• dharmaputraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: धर्मस्य पुत्रः

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pāṇḍavas seated respectfully with brāhmaṇas in an āśrama hall; garlands or simple honors offered; then a quiet pause as they rest, with Yudhiṣṭhira preparing to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• brāhmaṇas
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-life upholds social and spiritual harmony: honoring brāhmaṇas and guests appropriately is treated as a core expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred setting along the Narmadā, where pilgrimage includes respectful engagement with āśramas and brāhmaṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Appropriate pūjā/hospitality (prapūjā) to visitors and brāhmaṇas; no specific mantra or vow is stated.