Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

इतिहासपुराणानि तथोपनिषदोऽपिच । उषित्वा षष्टिवर्षाणि कक्षीवान्गुरुसन्निधौ

Transliteration

itihāsapurāṇāni tathopaniṣado'pica | uṣitvā ṣaṣṭivarṣāṇi kakṣīvāngurusannidhau

Translation

Nachdem er die Itihāsas und Purāṇas sowie auch die Upaniṣaden studiert hatte, verweilte Kakṣīvān sechzig Jahre in der nahen Gegenwart seines Lehrers.

Word by Word

• इतिहासपुराणानि: the histories and Purāṇas
• इतिहासपुराणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Pl.)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/समानार्थक-निपात (indeclinable; connective ‘also/and likewise’)

• उपनिषदः: the Upaniṣads
• उपनिषदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nom./Acc., Pl.)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle ‘also/even’)

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

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having dwelt/stayed’

• षष्टिवर्षाणि: sixty years
• षष्टिवर्षाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Acc., Pl.); कालपरिमाण (duration)

• कक्षीवान्: Kakṣīvān
• कक्षीवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्षीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Sg.)

• गुरुसन्निधौ: in the presence of the teacher
• गुरुसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Loc., Sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, third-person narration within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young Vedic student Kakṣīvān seated near his guru in a forest āśrama, palm-leaf manuscripts and recitation posture; the atmosphere of long study and quiet service.

Characters & Entities

• Kakṣīvān
• Guru
• Itihāsa
• Purāṇa
• Upaniṣad

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True knowledge is grounded in long, disciplined study and humble service in the guru’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets the narrative background; the chapter’s later focus turns toward Rāmasetu and associated tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it emphasizes the dharmic ideal of sustained gurukula residence and scriptural learning.