Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु तपस्विषु महात्मसु । निर्दिष्टमासनं भेजे विनयाल्लोमहर्षणिः

Transliteration

atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu tapasviṣu mahātmasu | nirdiṣṭamāsanaṃ bheje vinayāllomaharṣaṇiḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, khi các vị khổ hạnh đại tâm đã an tọa, Lomaharṣaṇa vì lòng khiêm cung liền nhận lấy chỗ ngồi được chỉ định cho mình.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle), आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक

• teṣu: among them
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (सर्वनाम)

• upaviṣṭeṣu: when (they were) seated
• upaviṣṭeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• tapasviṣu: among the ascetics
• tapasviṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• mahātmasu: among the great-souled
• mahātmasu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• nirdiṣṭam: indicated/assigned
• nirdiṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (आसनम्)

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bheje: took/occupied
• bheje: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• vinayāt: out of humility
• vinayāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• lomaharṣaṇiḥ: Lomaharṣaṇa
• lomaharṣaṇiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lomaharṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) modestly accepts the indicated seat as the sages sit in orderly rows; the forest yajña-hall glows with calm firelight and scholarly anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaharṣaṇa
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility (vinaya) before saints and elders is a foundational dharma that dignifies sacred teaching and listening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Naimiṣāraṇya; the verse focuses on the decorum of the assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it models proper conduct in a dharma-sabhā (religious assembly).