Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

काश्यप उवाच । भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ शाकल्य हरिवल्लभ

Transliteration

kāśyapa uvāca | bhagavansarvadharmajña śākalya harivallabha

Translation

Kāśyapa sprach: „O Bhagavān, Kenner aller Dharma—o Śākalya, Geliebter Haris—“

Word by Word

• kāśyapaḥ: Kāśyapa
• kāśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhagavan: O Blessed Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• sarva-dharma-jña: O knower of all dharmas
• sarva-dharma-jña: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (sarvān dharmān jānāti iti)

• śākalya: O Śākalya
• śākalya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śākalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक

• hari-vallabha: O beloved of Hari
• hari-vallabha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + vallabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (hareḥ vallabhaḥ)

Speaker

Kāśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up moment: Kāśyapa in añjali, eyes lowered, addressing Śākalya with honorifics; the sage’s calm gaze indicates readiness to instruct.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Śākalya
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a teacher begins with honoring their realization and dharma-knowledge, creating the right attitude for instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it is part of the Setu-khaṇḍa narrative frame connected with Setu/Rāmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an address initiating a dharma-question.