Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । साधु साधु महाबाहो धर्मवान्साधुवत्सल । स्वकर्मनिरतः पार्थ तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | sādhu sādhu mahābāho dharmavānsādhuvatsala | svakarmanirataḥ pārtha tīrthayātrākṛtādaraḥ

Translation

شری مارکنڈےیہ نے کہا: “شاباش، شاباش، اے قوی بازو! تو دھرم والا اور نیکوں سے محبت رکھنے والا ہے۔ اے پارتھ، تو اپنے فرض میں لگا رہتا ہے اور تیرتھ یاترا کی تعظیم کرتا ہے۔”

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: revered Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक; उपाधि-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-निपात (interjection of approval)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धर्मवान्: righteous
• धर्मवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• साधुवत्सल: O one affectionate to the virtuous
• साधुवत्सल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वकर्मनिरतः: engaged in one’s own duty
• स्वकर्मनिरतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + कर्म + निरत (कृदन्त; समास)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participial adjective) 'निरत', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः: one who has shown reverence for pilgrimage to sacred places
• तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ + यात्रा + कृत + आदर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'कृतादर' = कृतः आदरः यस्य (भावे)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vyāsa-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣi, serene and radiant, blesses Yudhiṣṭhira with words of approval; the king’s posture is attentive, embodying dharma and reverence for tīrtha-yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma harmonizes svadharma (one’s duties) with श्रद्धा for tīrtha-yātrā and respect for the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the upcoming Vyāsa-tīrtha narrative; this verse prepares the listener through praise of pilgrimage-mindedness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it commends tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic orientation.