Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठं तेऽग्रगं दृष्ट्वा ह्युदतिष्ठंस्ततो द्विजाः । अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियां कृत्वा प्रहृष्टा इदमब्रुवन्

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhaṃ te'gragaṃ dṛṣṭvā hyudatiṣṭhaṃstato dvijāḥ | arghyādisatkriyāṃ kṛtvā prahṛṣṭā idamabruvan

Translation

وِسِشٹھ کو آگے دیکھ کر وہ برہمن اٹھ کھڑے ہوئے۔ اَرگھْی وغیرہ سے آدر پذیرائی کر کے، خوشی سے یہ کلمات کہنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अग्रगम्: going in front, foremost
• अग्रगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agra + ga (प्रातिपदिक; ग-धातुज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘अग्रे गच्छति’ इति

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उदतिष्ठन्: they stood up
• उदतिष्ठन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, from there
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियाम्: honouring rites such as offering arghya
• अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya + ādi + satkriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘अर्घ्य-आदि-सत्क्रिया’ = respectful acts beginning with offering arghya

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done’

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas rise as Vasiṣṭha approaches in front; a ritual tray with arghya-water, flowers, and vessels is presented; faces are bright with respectful joy as they begin to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Dvijas (brāhmaṇas)
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring sages and guests through proper reception is upheld as a core practice of Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred setting where sages and brāhmaṇas gather in the Gomatī-tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Atithi-satkāra including arghya (a respectful offering, typically water with auspicious substances) and related rites.