Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्व्यवहारे तु प्रमाणं शशिभास्करौ । त्रिवारं सत्यमित्युक्त्वा हृदयं मे स्पृश प्रिये

Transliteration

etasminvyavahāre tu pramāṇaṃ śaśibhāskarau | trivāraṃ satyamityuktvā hṛdayaṃ me spṛśa priye

Translation

„Bei diesem Handel sollen Mond und Sonne Zeugen sein. Sprich dreimal: ‚Es ist wahr‘, und berühre mein Herz, o Geliebte.“

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• व्यवहारे: transaction, matter, dispute
• व्यवहारे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• प्रमाणम्: proof, authority, witness
• प्रमाणम्: Karta (Predicate/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• शशिभास्करौ: the Moon and the Sun
• शशिभास्करौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (शशिः च भास्करः च)

• त्रिवारम्: three times
• त्रिवारम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• सत्यम्: “truth”
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object of saying/उक्तिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; वाक्यांशे उद्धृतपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्पृश: touch
• स्पृश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vaiśya (merchant)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The merchant formalizes the agreement: Sun and Moon are declared witnesses; the beloved is asked to repeat 'truth' three times and touch his heart, turning a transaction into a vow-like rite.

Characters & Entities

• Śaśin (Moon)
• Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness is upheld under cosmic witness; dharma is not private but accountable to the universe’s moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it emphasizes satya and witness rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vow-formula is given: repeat “satyam” three times and perform a confirming gesture (touching the heart).