Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

आग्नेयं सप्तमं प्रोक्तं सहस्राणि तु षोडश । अष्टमं नारदीयं तु प्रोक्तं वै पञ्चविंशतिः

Transliteration

āgneyaṃ saptamaṃ proktaṃ sahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa | aṣṭamaṃ nāradīyaṃ tu proktaṃ vai pañcaviṃśatiḥ

Translation

আগ্নেয়পুরাণ সপ্তম বলিয়া কথিত, ইহাতে ষোড়শ সহস্র শ্লোক আছে। অষ্টম নারদীয়পুরাণ পঞ্চবিংশতি সহস্র শ্লোকপরিমাণ বলিয়া ঘোষিত।

Word by Word

• āgneyam: (the) Āgneya (Purāṇa)
• āgneyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• saptamam: seventh
• saptamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• proktam: is declared
• proktam: Kriyā (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• ṣoḍaśa: sixteen
• ṣoḍaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; (प्रायः) प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे; ‘sixteen’

• aṣṭamam: eighth
• aṣṭamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• nāradīyam: (the) Nāradīya (Purāṇa)
• nāradīyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• proktam: is declared
• proktam: Kriyā (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pañca-viṃśatiḥ: twenty-five (thousand implied)
• pañca-viṃśatiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; संख्याशब्दः; द्वन्द्ववत् संख्यासमाहारः (25)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti), addressing Śaunaka and the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: Agni as a subtle presence (sacrificial fire) beside the sages, while a veena-bearing figure (Nārada motif) is hinted in the background, representing the named Purāṇas’ spirits.

Characters & Entities

• Āgneya Purāṇa
• Nārada
• Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is organized as a recognized canon; enumerations preserve continuity across generations of reciters and listeners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a catalog entry naming Purāṇas and their size.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.