Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य तक्षकः प्रीतमानसः । जातभक्तिर्महादेवे राजपुत्रमभाषत

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ityākarṇya vacastasya takṣakaḥ prītamānasaḥ | jātabhaktirmahādeve rājaputramabhāṣata

Translation

সূত ক’লে: সেই বাক্য শুনি তক্ষকৰ মন আনন্দিত হ’ল; মহাদেৱত ভক্তি জাগি উঠিল, আৰু সি ৰাজপুত্ৰক সম্বোধন কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriya (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √karṇ (कर्ण्) with ā- (उपसर्ग), ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-स्वरूप (absolutive/gerund): having heard

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• takṣakaḥ: Takṣaka
• takṣakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prīta-mānasaḥ: with a delighted mind
• prīta-mānasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (√prī धातु, क्त; कृदन्त) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त विशेषण (with pleased mind)

• jāta-bhaktiḥ: having arisen devotion
• jāta-bhaktiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (√jan धातु, क्त; कृदन्त) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त विशेषण (whose devotion has arisen)

• mahādeve: towards Mahādeva
• mahādeve: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/विषय), एकवचन

• rāja-putram: the king’s son
• rāja-putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• abhāṣata: spoke to / addressed
• abhāṣata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (भाष्) with abhi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrating; Takṣaka (serpent-king) shown with softened expression, hands in añjali (anthropomorphic nāga form), turning toward a young prince seated respectfully; the atmosphere suggests a shift from threat to devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Takṣaka
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Rājaputra (prince)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and right teaching can awaken devotion (bhakti), transforming the listener’s heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; this is a narrative transition introducing Takṣaka’s speech.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it sets up the ensuing dialogue.