Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । व्यासप्रसादाज्जानामि पुराणानि तपोधनाः । सेतिहासानि सर्वाणि सरहस्यानि तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | vyāsaprasādājjānāmi purāṇāni tapodhanāḥ | setihāsāni sarvāṇi sarahasyāni tattvataḥ

Translation

সূত ক’লে: ব্যাসদেৱৰ প্ৰসাদে, হে তপধনৰ ভাণ্ডাৰসকল, মই পুরাণসমূহ আৰু সকলো ইতিহাস, গূঢ় অৰ্থসহ, তত্ত্বৰূপে জানো।

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• व्यास-प्रसादात्: by/through Vyāsa’s grace
• व्यास-प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्यासस्य प्रसादः) तस्मात्

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तपोधनाः: O ascetics rich in austerity
• तपोधनाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Voc/Nom), बहुवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (तपः धनं येषां ते)

• स-इतिहासानि: (texts) together with Itihāsas
• स-इतिहासानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः अव्ययीभावः (सहितम् इतिहासैः)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणानि/इतिहासानि इति)

• स-रहस्यानि: together with their secrets/esoteric parts
• स-रहस्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः अव्ययीभावः (सहितानि रहस्यानि)

• तत्त्वतः: truly, in essence
• तत्त्वतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in reality/according to truth)

Speaker

Sūta (Romaharṣaṇa/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (as subject)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tapodhana sages (ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated respectfully, addresses ascetic sages; he attributes his comprehensive knowledge to Vyāsa’s grace, emphasizing humility and lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Vyāsa
• Purāṇas
• Itihāsas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic wisdom is safeguarded by lineage and grace; authentic narration rests on received tradition and truth (tattva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is described yet; this verse establishes Sūta’s authority to narrate Ayodhyā’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of qualification and fidelity to truth.