Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

श्रीफलानि गृहीत्वा तु सुपक्वानि विशेषतः । शूलभेदं स सम्प्राप्तो ददर्श सुबहूञ्जनान्

Transliteration

śrīphalāni gṛhītvā tu supakvāni viśeṣataḥ | śūlabhedaṃ sa samprāpto dadarśa subahūñjanān

Translation

شری پھل، خصوصاً خوب پکے ہوئے پھل، لے کر وہ شُول بھید پہنچا اور وہاں لوگوں کا بڑا ہجوم دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• श्रीफलानि: sacred fruits
• श्रीफलानि: Karma (Object of गृहीत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), अर्थः—ग्रहणं कृत्वा (having taken)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सुपक्वानि: well-ripened
• सुपक्वानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पक्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of श्रीफलानि)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—विशेषेण (especially)

• शूलभेदम्: to Śūlabheda (place)
• शूलभेदम्: Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (destination as object)

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

• सम्प्राप्तः: having arrived
• सम्प्राप्तः: Karta (as participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—प्राप्तवान् (having arrived)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुबहूञ्जनान्: people with much collyrium / heavily anointed (ones)
• सुबहूञ्जनान्: Karma (Object of saw)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; (बहु-अञ्जन) = बहूनि अञ्जनानि येषां ते (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः सम्भवति), अत्र कर्मरूपेण बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee carries fully ripe śrī-fruits and enters Śūlabheda; the foreground fills with a multitude—pilgrims with offering trays, priests, garland sellers, and a visible sacred focal point ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda
• śrīphala
• pilgrims/people

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha naturally brings one into the company of devotees, where offerings and worship become the central purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda-tīrtha, depicted as a major gathering place for religious people.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, bringing offerings (flowers/fruits) for worship at Śūlabheda.