Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच

Transliteration

sūta uvāca

Translation

Sūta sprach:

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (topic-introduction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta seated in a forest hermitage assembly, addressing sages with palm-leaf manuscripts nearby; the mood is formal and contemplative, signaling the start of a tīrtha-māhātmya.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It signals the authoritative transmission of sacred geography and Dharma through the recognized Purāṇic narrator, Sūta.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this line; it introduces the forthcoming Revā/Narmadā tīrtha-mahātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.