Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
विष्णुना चात्र श्रृणुमो गीतां गाथां द्विजान्प्रति
Transliteration
viṣṇunā cātra śrṛṇumo gītāṃ gāthāṃ dvijānprati
Translation
ونحن هنا نسمع غاثا أنشدها فيشنو، موجَّهةً إلى الدويجا، «المولودين مرّتَين».
Word by Word
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Karana (Agent/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेश-अव्यय (locative adverb)
शृणुमःwe hear
शृणुमः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (श्रवणे) धातु
Formलट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
गीताम्a song
गीताम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगीता (प्रातिपदिक; √गै/गी + क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
गाथाम्a verse/ballad
गाथाम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
द्विजान्brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
द्विजान्:
Karma (Object with प्रति)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
प्रतिtowards, addressed to
प्रति:
Sambandha (Prepositional relation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; प्रत्यर्थे (towards/with reference to)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: dvijāḥ (addressed audience)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A narrator gestures as if opening a sacred quotation; sound-waves or script emerge, with Viṣṇu’s presence implied as luminous syllables; dvijas sit in attentive posture.
Characters & Entities
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ViṣṇuD
dvijaG
gāthāFAQs
Purāṇic teaching is grounded in revered authority; dharma is transmitted through remembered sacred sayings.
No site is named; it introduces a quotation relevant to dharma and conduct.
None; it functions as a citation marker introducing Viṣṇu’s instruction.