Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ते च सर्वे महीपालाः संहृष्टाः प्रतिपूजिताः । चन्द्रसेनं समामंत्र्य प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम्

Transliteration

te ca sarve mahīpālāḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pratipūjitāḥ | candrasenaṃ samāmaṃtrya pratijagmuryathāgatam

Translation

اور وہ سب بادشاہ خوش ہو کر اور مناسب تعظیم پانے کے بعد، چندرسین سے اجازت لے کر جیسے آئے تھے ویسے ہی واپس روانہ ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mahīpālāḥ: kings (protectors of the earth)
• mahīpālāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mahīyāḥ pālāḥ)

• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• pratipūjitāḥ: duly honored
• pratipūjitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) प्रति-उपसर्ग + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• candrasenam: Candrasena
• candrasenam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candrasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samāmantrya: having taken leave of / having addressed
• samāmantrya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mantr (धातु) सम्-आ-उपसर्ग + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• pratijagmuḥ: returned/went back
• pratijagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) प्रति-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• yathāgatam: as they had come (in the same manner)
• yathāgatam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial compound)

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal assembly disperses: multiple kings, pleased and honored, bow to King Candrasena and depart in orderly procession, attendants holding standards and parasols.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Candrasena
• Mahīpālas (kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor shown to dharma and devotion brings harmony; even rulers act with humility and proper etiquette.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it closes a narrative scene around Candrasena.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it highlights social-dharmic practice—respect, hospitality, and formal leave-taking.