Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राज्ञी वचनमब्रवीत् । प्रसादं कुरु विप्रेन्द्र गृह्ण दानं यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājñī vacanamabravīt | prasādaṃ kuru viprendra gṛhṇa dānaṃ yathepsitam

Translation

শ্রী মার্কণ্ডেয় বললেন—নারদের বাক্য শুনে রাণী বলল: “হে বিপ্রশ্রেষ্ঠ, প্রসন্ন হন; আপনার ইচ্ছামতো দান গ্রহণ করুন।”

Word by Word

• श्री: venerable, revered
• श्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; उपपद (honorific)

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √वच् ‘to speak’

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √ब्रू ‘to say’

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष-एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √कृ ‘to do/make’

• विप्रेन्द्र: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; समस्तपद (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे) ‘श्रेष्ठः विप्रः’

• गृह्ण: accept, take
• गृह्ण: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष-एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √ग्रह् ‘to take/accept’ (present stem गृह्ण-)

• दानम्: gift, donation
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘as/according to’)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् भावे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण qualifying ‘dānam’

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) his audience in the larger Skanda Purāṇa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya narrates: the queen, having heard Nārada, respectfully requests him to accept gifts; courtly scene with sage and queen facing each other, hands in añjali and offering gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Nārada
• Queen (Rājñī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring realized sages with humility and dāna is presented as a core expression of dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative continuation within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: the queen requests the sage to accept a gift according to his wish.