Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तस्य पुण्यं समुद्दिष्टं ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः । तत्सर्वं तु शृणुष्वाद्य ममैव गदतो नृप

Transliteration

tasya puṇyaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ | tatsarvaṃ tu śṛṇuṣvādya mamaiva gadato nṛpa

Translation

Sein Verdienst ist von Brahmanen dargelegt worden, die die Veden vollkommen beherrschen. Höre dies alles heute, o König, wie ich es selbst vortrage.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्मणि कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे प्रथमा (subject of passive)

• समुद्दिष्टम्: has been stated/declared
• समुद्दिष्टम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक कर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has been declared’

• ब्राह्मणैः: by Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृ (agent in passive)

• वेदपारगैः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगैः: Karta (Agent-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-पारग (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + पारग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ब्राह्मण-विशेषण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (anaphoric)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्-विशेषण

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गदतः: as I speak; of me who is speaking
• गदतः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of (me) speaking’

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya, contextually)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kambu-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage/narrator seated on kuśa grass addressing a king; brāhmaṇas with Vedic marks nearby; the river and tīrtha indicated in the background; gesture of teaching and attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-mahātmya is presented as grounded in Vedic tradition and transmitted through qualified teachers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context is Kambu-tīrtha and its associated rites and fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces the explanation of merits (phala-śruti).