Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यान्यानपृच्छत मुनिस्तांस्तान्धर्मानशेषतः । प्रोवाच भगवान्रुद्रो भूयो मुनिरपृच्छत

Transliteration

yānyānapṛcchata munistāṃstāndharmānaśeṣataḥ | provāca bhagavānrudro bhūyo munirapṛcchata

Translation

Welche Dharmas der Weise auch erfragte, der Erhabene Rudra verkündete sie alle ohne Rest; und wiederum fragte der Weise weiter.

Word by Word

• yān: which (dharmas)
• yān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• yān: whatever
• yān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; पुनरुक्ति-बलम्

• apṛcchata: asked
• apṛcchata: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (प्रच्छ्)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• tān: those
• tān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• tān: those very
• tān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; पुनरुक्ति-बलम्

• dharmān: dharmas
• dharmān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (धर्म) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• aśeṣataḥ: without remainder, completely
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (अशेष) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): प्रकार/परिमाण-वाचकः

• provāca: declared/told
• provāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) + pra- उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; ‘bhagavān’ इति समानाधिकरणम्

• bhūyaḥ: again, further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (भूयस्)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): पुनरावृत्ति-वाचकः

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• apṛcchata: asked
• apṛcchata: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (प्रच्छ्)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; reporting the exchange)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra speaks steadily, enumerating dharmas in full; the sage listens attentively, then leans forward to ask again, indicating an ongoing discourse.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Sanatkumāra
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistent, sincere questioning and complete instruction are hallmarks of authentic spiritual transmission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes the teaching lineage and thoroughness of instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes the process of inquiry and teaching.