Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
Devanagari script
सहसागत्य ते सर्वे नमश्चक्रुर्महात्मने । प्रसीद नः प्रसीदेति गृणतः पर्यपूज यन्
Transliteration
sahasāgatya te sarve namaścakrurmahātmane | prasīda naḥ prasīdeti gṛṇataḥ paryapūja yan
Translation
他们急忙上前，齐向那大德圣者顶礼；口中反复称颂：“愿垂慈于我等，愿垂慈于我等！”并以恭敬之礼奉事供养。
Word by Word
sahasāquickly
sahasā:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly/quickly)
āgatyahaving come
āgatya:
Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā-√gam (धातु) + lyap (कृदन्त)
Formकृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having come)
tethey
te:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Karma (Object of ‘cakruḥ’/कर्म)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle)
cakruḥthey made/did
cakruḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
mahātmaneto the great-souled one
mahātmane:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootmahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (mahān ātmā yasya); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन
prasīdabe gracious
prasīda:
Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√sad (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन
naḥto us/for us
naḥ:
Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th) बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic)
prasīdabe gracious
prasīda:
Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√sad (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)
gṛṇataḥof those praising
gṛṇataḥ:
Karta (Genitive of agents/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Root√gṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
Formकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘स्तुवताम्’
paryapūjayanthey worshipped/honoured
paryapūjayan:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari-ā-√pūj (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
Speaker
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The family rushes forward, bows low to the sage, hands folded; their faces earnest as they repeat ‘Be gracious!’ while offering worship items.
Characters & Entities
M
mahātman (great sage)F
family members (collective)FAQs
Humility, praise, and respectful worship of the virtuous invite grace (anugraha) and remove obstacles.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the ‘tīrtha-like’ sanctity is attributed to the mahātman himself.
Namaskāra and pūjā of a sage are indicated as acts of reverence.