Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 208

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । दृष्ट्वैव हनुमन्तं ते पुलकांकितविग्रहाः । सगद्गदं यथोचुस्ते वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | dṛṣṭvaiva hanumantaṃ te pulakāṃkitavigrahāḥ | sagadgadaṃ yathocuste vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradāḥ

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: Kaum erblickten sie Hanumān, da überlief sie heiliger Schauder, und ihr Leib war von Gänsehaut bedeckt. Obgleich die Stimme vor Rührung stockte, redeten die wortkundigen Männer ihn mit passenden Worten an.

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• हनुमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनुमन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः: whose bodies were marked with horripilation
• पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक + अङ्कित + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सगद्गदम्: stammeringly/with a choked voice
• सगद्गदम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction of manner)

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

• ते: to them
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वाक्यविशारदाः: skilled in speech
• वाक्यविशारदाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्य + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a forest-āśrama clearing, brāhmaṇas behold Hanumān; their bodies show gooseflesh, hands folded, eyes moist; Hanumān stands calm, radiant, mace at his side, embodying strength and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Hanumān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself spontaneously—reverence, humility, and trembling speech arise naturally upon encountering a great devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest-region) within the Skanda Purāṇa’s Brāhma Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on Hanumān’s presence rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes devotional response and respectful speech.