Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । केन वै स्थापिता यूयमस्मिन्मोहेरके पुरे । एतद्धि वाडवाः सर्वं ब्रूत वृत्तं यथातथम्

Transliteration

rājovāca | kena vai sthāpitā yūyamasminmoherake pure | etaddhi vāḍavāḥ sarvaṃ brūta vṛttaṃ yathātatham

Translation

Der König sprach: „Durch wen wurdet ihr in dieser Stadt Moheraka angesiedelt? Wahrlich, o Vāḍavas, berichtet mir alles, was geschehen ist — genau, wie es sich zutrug.“

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

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

• केन: by whom
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle; emphasis)

• स्थापिताः: were established
• स्थापिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘were established/placed’

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मोहेरके: in Moheraka
• मोहेरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहेरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुरस्य (place-name)

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle; reason/emphasis)

• वाडवाः: O Vāḍavas (Brahmins of that lineage)
• वाडवाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन; here as संबोधन

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रूत: tell (you all)
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वृत्तम्: what happened; the account
• वृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction/adverb: ‘as’)

• तथम्: so; exactly
• तथम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: ‘so/thus’)

Speaker

King (Rājā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Moheraka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ / Vāḍavāḥ (addressed group)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, composed and authoritative, questions the brahmins: who settled you in Moheraka, and recount everything precisely.

Characters & Entities

• Moheraka
• Vāḍavas
• king

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler must investigate origins and facts before judgment—truthful narration is essential for dharmic governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Moheraka is identified as the relevant locale; the verse frames its community history rather than a merit-claim.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.