Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तस्य पार्श्वगतो रक्षो विनयादवनिं गतः । पूजितो दानसन्मानैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tasya pārśvagato rakṣo vinayādavaniṃ gataḥ | pūjito dānasanmānairidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

اس کے پاس پہنچ کر راکشس (راون) ادب کے باعث زمین پر جھک گیا۔ دان اور احترام سے نوازا گیا تو اس نے یہ کلمات کہے۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — ‘of him’

• पार्श्वगतः: having gone near (to his side)
• पार्श्वगतः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्श्व + गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘gone to the side/near’ (पार्श्वं गतः)

• रक्षः: a rākṣasa
• रक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘a rākṣasa/demon’

• विनयात्: out of humility
• विनयात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ‘from/through humility’ (ablative of cause)

• अवनिम्: to the earth/ground
• अवनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गतः: went
• गतः: Karta (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘gone’

• पूजितः: honoured
• पूजितः: Karta (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘honoured’

• दानसन्मानैः: by gifts and honours
• दानसन्मानैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + सन्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘by gifts and honours’ (दान + सन्मान)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘this’

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator); quoted speech begins next verse

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāvaṇa, formidable yet ceremonially composed, approaches Maya’s cave; he steps down from pride to courtesy, offering gifts while Maya remains seated in ascetic poise.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Maya (implied)
• Dāna (gifts)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict-driven figures, Purāṇas highlight codes of conduct—humility, honoring guests, and the social dharma of dāna and respect.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the scene is situated in the Vindhya setting introduced earlier.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (gift-giving) and sanmāna (honoring) are mentioned as acts of respect, not as a formal ritual.