Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्कंदाय कथितं चैव शर्वेण च महात्मना । आनुपूर्व्येण सर्वं हि कथयस्व त्वमेव हि

Transliteration

skaṃdāya kathitaṃ caiva śarveṇa ca mahātmanā | ānupūrvyeṇa sarvaṃ hi kathayasva tvameva hi

Translation

Dies wurde Skanda von dem großherzigen Śarva (Śiva) verkündet. Darum sollst du selbst alles in rechter Reihenfolge darlegen.

Word by Word

• स्कंदाय: to Skanda
• स्कंदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• कथितम्: told; narrated
• कथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शर्वेण: by Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आनुपूर्व्येण: in due order; sequentially
• आनुपूर्व्येण: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनुपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• कथयस्व: tell; narrate
• कथयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: alone; indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing his request to Vyāsa by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet teaching assembly: Skanda seated respectfully, recalling that Śarva taught him; the narrator is urged to recount the sacred account in proper order.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śarva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic knowledge is preserved through authoritative transmission; orderly narration safeguards meaning and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse frames the Dharmāraṇya account; the specific tīrtha is discussed in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a request for sequential narration (ānupūrvī).