Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
मूलं हि सर्वधर्माणां ब्रह्मचर्यं परं तपः । तेनाहं तत्र स्थास्यामि मूलश्रीपतिसंज्ञितः
Transliteration
mūlaṃ hi sarvadharmāṇāṃ brahmacaryaṃ paraṃ tapaḥ | tenāhaṃ tatra sthāsyāmi mūlaśrīpatisaṃjñitaḥ
Translation
Wahrlich, Brahmacarya ist die Wurzel aller Dharmas; es ist die höchste Askese. Darum werde Ich dort verweilen, bekannt unter dem Namen Mūlaśrīpati.
Word by Word
मूलम्root, foundation
मूलम्:
Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootमूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
हिindeed, for
हि:
Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; reason/emphasis)
सर्व-धर्माणाम्of all duties/dharmas
सर्व-धर्माणाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; genitive plural
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacarya, celibate discipline
ब्रह्मचर्यम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
परम्supreme
परम्:
Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; agreeing with तपः
तपःausterity
तपः:
Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
तेनby that, therefore
तेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
स्थास्यामिwill stay/stand
स्थास्यामि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु)
Formलृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन
मूल-श्री-पति-संज्ञितःnamed ‘Mūlaśrīpati’
मूल-श्री-पति-संज्ञितः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमूल (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा + सम् + क्त)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'named/called (as) Mūlaśrīpati'
Speaker
Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu
Characters & Entities
B
BrahmacaryaM
MūlaśrīpatiFAQs
Self-discipline (brahmacarya) is upheld as the foundation of dharma and the highest tapas.
A particular sacred locale in the Revā Khaṇḍa is implied as the place where the Lord abides as “Mūlaśrīpati,” within the Narmadā tīrtha landscape.
The verse praises brahmacarya as a core observance (vrata-like discipline) supporting all dharmic practice.