Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

भूयोपि शिवभक्तानां प्रभावं विस्मयावहम् । समासाद्वर्णयिष्यामि श्रोतॄणां मंगलायनम्

Transliteration

bhūyopi śivabhaktānāṃ prabhāvaṃ vismayāvaham | samāsādvarṇayiṣyāmi śrotṝṇāṃ maṃgalāyanam

Translation

আবারও আমি শিবভক্তদের বিস্ময়কর প্রভাব সংক্ষেপে বর্ণনা করব, যা শ্রোতাদের জন্য মঙ্গলদায়ক।

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक/अधिक्यवाचक अव्यय (adverb: again/more)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-बोधक अव्यय (particle)

• शिवभक्तानाम्: of Śiva’s devotees
• शिवभक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (m. gen. pl.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य भक्ताः)

• प्रभावम्: power/glory
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• विस्मयावहम्: wonder-causing
• विस्मयावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (m. acc. sg.); समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष (विस्मयं आवहति इति)

• समासात्: briefly, in summary
• समासात्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (abl. sg.); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग—‘संक्षेपेण’ (in brief)

• वर्णयिष्यामि: I will describe
• वर्णयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; वर्ण् + णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रोतॄणाम्: of the listeners
• श्रोतॄणाम्: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (m. gen. pl.)

• मंगलायनम्: a source/cause of auspiciousness
• मंगलायनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल + आयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (n. acc. sg.); समासः—तत्पुरुष (मङ्गलस्य आयनम् = मङ्गल-हेतु/आश्रय)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta promises further narration; sages lean forward in anticipation; atmosphere of wonder and auspicious expectancy in the forest assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śiva-bhaktāḥ (devotees of Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing accounts of devotees is itself auspicious; purāṇic śravaṇa is presented as a dharmic means that purifies and inspires devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred place is indicated; the emphasis is on the auspiciousness of listening.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening), but no formal rite is prescribed.