Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ततस्तं पूजयामास मधुपर्कार्घविष्टरैः । सुखासीनं सुविश्रांतं ज्ञात्वा वाक्यमुवाच ह

Transliteration

tatastaṃ pūjayāmāsa madhuparkārghaviṣṭaraiḥ | sukhāsīnaṃ suviśrāṃtaṃ jñātvā vākyamuvāca ha

Translation

随后他以蜜乳供（madhuparka）、阿尔伽供（arghya）与座位礼敬之。见圣者安坐舒泰、歇息已足，便开口说道：

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse/Temporal
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon/then)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular)

• पूजयामास: worshipped/honoured
• पूजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (आमास-प्रयोग)

• मधुपर्कार्घविष्टरैः: with madhuparka, arghya, and a seat
• मधुपर्कार्घविष्टरैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपर्क-अर्घ-विष्टर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (मधुपर्कश्च अर्घश्च विष्टरश्च); पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental, Plural)

• सुखासीनम्: seated comfortably
• सुखासीनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-आसीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुखे आसीनः); भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular); 'तम्' इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• सुविश्रान्तम्: well-rested
• सुविश्रान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-विश्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (सु + विश्रान्त); भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular); 'तम्' इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known/ascertained)

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• ह: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/पूरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahiṣāsura offers madhuparka and arghya to the sage, presenting a decorated seat; the sage sits at ease, resting, while attendants hold vessels and trays.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣāsura
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality to the worthy—offering seat and arghya—is a visible expression of dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative setting; it foregrounds dharma of hospitality rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Madhuparka and arghya offerings, along with providing a seat, are described as proper honors for a revered guest.