Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । नारदेन मुनिश्रेष्ठ कस्मात्तीर्थं विनिर्मितम् । एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वं प्रसन्नो यदि सत्तम

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | nāradena muniśreṣṭha kasmāttīrthaṃ vinirmitam | etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasanno yadi sattama

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: «O Bester der Weisen, aus welchem Grund wurde diese tīrtha von Nārada errichtet? Wenn du gnädig bist, o Vorzüglichster, so berichte mir alles vollständig.»

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कस्मात्: from what (cause); why
• कस्मात्: Apadana (Source/Reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: the sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनिर्मितम्: was constructed
• विनिर्मितम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आख्याहि: tell; explain
• आख्याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); here दत्तसम्प्रदानार्थे (to me)

• सर्वम्: all; entirely
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of एतत् (understood)

• प्रसन्नः: gracious; pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तृविशेषण (qualifier of the addressee)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• सत्तम: O best of the good
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-तम (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naradeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions Mārkaṇḍeya about why Nārada founded the tīrtha; a teaching posture with attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere question to a realized authority is presented as the doorway to understanding tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha connected with Nārada in the Revā Khaṇḍa (on/near the Revā river) is being introduced; the precise name unfolds in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse initiates an inquiry that will lead to the tīrtha’s merits and associated practices.