Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तृप्तिर्न जायतेऽस्माकं त्वद्वचोमृतपायिनाम् । अतः शुश्रूषमाणानां भूयो ब्रूहि कथाः शुभाः

Transliteration

tṛptirna jāyate'smākaṃ tvadvacomṛtapāyinām | ataḥ śuśrūṣamāṇānāṃ bhūyo brūhi kathāḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

আমরা আপনার বাক্যের অমৃত পান করি, তবু আমাদের তৃপ্তি হয় না। অতএব আমরা যারা শ্রবণে আগ্রহী, আমাদের আবার শুভ কাহিনি বলুন।

Word by Word

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• त्वत्-वचः-अमृत-पायिनाम्: of (those) who drink the nectar of your words
• त्वत्-वचः-अमृत-पायिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पायिन् (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘त्वद्वचः अमृतं पिबन्ति ये’

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे)

• शुश्रूषमाणानाम्: of us who are eager to listen/serve by listening
• शुश्रूषमाणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुश्रूष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-धातोः वर्तमानकाले ‘सेवमान’ अर्थे

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), पुनरर्थक

• ब्रूहि: tell/speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कथाः: stories
• कथाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to कथाः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (kathā-kshetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with serene yet eager expressions lean forward toward Sūta, hands in añjali; a metaphorical stream of nectar flows from his speech into their ears, symbolizing ‘vacanāmṛta’.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional listening to dharma-kathā is inexhaustibly sweet and spiritually sustaining, prompting continued inquiry and learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) as a sacred practice within the Setukhaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for continued kathā—i.e., ongoing śravaṇa and instruction in auspicious teachings.