Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

स्मशानवृत्तं तत्सर्वं स नृपाय निवेद्य वै । महार्घ्यरत्नप्रत्युप्तं नूपुरं च ददौ तदा

Transliteration

smaśānavṛttaṃ tatsarvaṃ sa nṛpāya nivedya vai | mahārghyaratnapratyuptaṃ nūpuraṃ ca dadau tadā

Translation

فأخبر الملك بكل ما جرى في أرض المحرقة، ثم قدّم له الخلخال المرصَّع بجواهر نفيسة لا تُقدَّر بثمن.

Word by Word

• श्मशानवृत्तम्: the incident at the cremation-ground
• श्मशानवृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्मशान + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: श्मशाने वृत्तम्/श्मशानस्य वृत्तम् (तत्पुरुष)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to the incident)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘entire’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नृपाय: to the king
• नृपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• निवेद्य: having informed
• निवेद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having reported/informed’ (निवेद्य = निवेद्य(त्वा) लोप)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• महार्घ्यरत्नप्रत्युप्तम्: inlaid with very precious gems
• महार्घ्यरत्नप्रत्युप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + अर्घ्य + रत्न + प्रति-उप् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समास: महार्घ्य-रत्नैः प्रत्युप्तम् (तत्पुरुष); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

• नूपुरम्: anklet
• नूपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the king’s audience hall, Aśokadatta narrates the cremation-ground घटना and places the priceless gem-inlaid anklet before the throne.

Characters & Entities

• Aśokadatta
• the king
• nūpura (anklet)
• śmaśāna (cremation ground)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful disclosure and respectful offering to rightful authority uphold social dharma and restrain chaos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu Māhātmya context remains in the background; the verse foregrounds rajadharma and narrative action.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the act resembles dharmic offering/handing over valuable property to the king.