Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच । एष त्वयोक्तो नृपते महाप्रश्नः स्मृतो मया

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | eṣa tvayokto nṛpate mahāpraśnaḥ smṛto mayā

Translation

মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে: হে নৃপতি, তুমি যি গভীৰ মহাপ্ৰশ্ন সুধিছা, সেয়া মোৰ স্মৃতিত উদ্ভাসিত হ’ল।

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उक्तः: said/uttered
• उक्तः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नृपते: O king
• नृपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाप्रश्नः: a great question
• महाप्रश्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतः: remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya turns to the king, acknowledging the depth of the question; the moment before a long sacred narration begins—scrolls, kusa grass seats, and attentive assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• nṛpati (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A worthy question about dharma deserves careful remembrance and authoritative reply.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a transition into Revā Khaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the forthcoming explanation.