Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

श्रूयंते यस्य कर्माणि अद्भुतान्यद्भुतानि वै । सर्वेषामेव जीवानां कारणं परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

śrūyaṃte yasya karmāṇi adbhutānyadbhutāni vai | sarveṣāmeva jīvānāṃ kāraṇaṃ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

যাঁর কর্মসমূহ আশ্চর্য—অতিশয় আশ্চর্য—বলে শোনা যায়; সেই পরমেশ্বরই সকল জীবের পরম কারণ।

Word by Word

• श्रूयन्ते: are heard
• श्रूयन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'are heard')

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• कर्माणि: deeds
• कर्माणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• अद्भुतानि: wonderful
• अद्भुतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कर्माणि)

• अद्भुतानि: marvellous
• अद्भुतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (emphatic repetition)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• जीवानाम्: of living beings
• जीवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Skanda (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau suggested behind the dialogue: the Lord’s wondrous acts echo through the worlds; subtle imagery of creation emanating from the Supreme while sages listen in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Supreme Lord, contextually Hari)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s wondrous līlā is not mere marvel; it reveals Him as the sustaining and originating cause of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly praised in this verse; it states a theological principle within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it emphasizes listening to sacred accounts (śravaṇa) as a vehicle of knowing the Lord.