Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तथा श्रुतिस्मृती चोभे प्राहतुः प्रभुसंमतम् । इतिहासपुराणादि सुहृत्संमतमुच्यते

Transliteration

tathā śrutismṛtī cobhe prāhatuḥ prabhusaṃmatam | itihāsapurāṇādi suhṛtsaṃmatamucyate

Translation

وكذلك فإن الشروتي (Śruti) والسمريتي (Smṛti) كلتيهما تُعلنان ما هو «مُقَرّ من الرب/السيد». وأما الإتيهاسا (Itihāsa) والپورانا (Purāṇa) ونحوها فتُسمّى «مُقَرّة من الصديق».

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• śruti-smṛtī: Śruti and Smṛti
• śruti-smṛtī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ubhe: both
• ubhe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• prāhatuḥ: declared, said
• prāhatuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह्/आह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-प्र (प्राहतुः)

• prabhu-sammatam: (that which is) master-approved
• prabhu-sammatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sammata (प्रातिपदिक; √man (मन्) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (as noun/object)

• itihāsa-purāṇa-ādi: epics, purāṇas, etc.
• itihāsa-purāṇa-ādi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: itihāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• suhṛt-sammatam: friend-approved (type)
• suhṛt-sammatam: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + sammata (प्रातिपदिक; √man (मन्) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triad of textual authorities displayed: Śruti and Smṛti elevated like a master’s decree; Itihāsa-Purāṇa presented as a friendly guidebook offered to pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti
• Itihāsa
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It defines scriptural authority: Śruti–Smṛti function as commanding norms, while Itihāsa–Purāṇa guide as accessible, friend-like instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse frames how Purāṇas (including Skanda Purāṇa) guide dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a classification of textual authority rather than a ritual injunction.