Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुराणार्थोपदेशेन सर्वप्राण्युपका रक । त्वया ह्यनुगृहीताः स्म पुराणकथनाद्वयम्

Transliteration

purāṇārthopadeśena sarvaprāṇyupakā raka | tvayā hyanugṛhītāḥ sma purāṇakathanādvayam

Translation

Durch deine Unterweisung im Sinn der Purāṇas bist du ein Wohltäter aller Lebewesen. Wahrlich, durch diese purānische Erzählung hast du uns mit Gnade beschenkt.

Word by Word

• पुराणार्थोपदेशेन: by instruction in the meaning of the Purāṇa
• पुराणार्थोपदेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + अर्थ + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—(पुराणार्थ) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, ततः ‘उपदेश’ इति तत्पुरुषः; करणम्

• सर्वप्राण्युपकारक: O benefactor of all beings
• सर्वप्राण्युपकारक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्राणी + उपकारक (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वेषां प्राणिनाम् उपकारकः’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphatic/causal particle)

• अनुगृहीताः: favored, shown grace
• अनुगृहीताः: Karma-bhava / Predicate (Passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘we (are) favored’

• स्म: indeed/just (particle)
• स्म: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्म-निपात; भूतार्थ/स्मरणार्थ, perfective particle)

• पुराणकथनात्: from the narration of the Purāṇa
• पुराणकथनात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + कथन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘पुराणस्य कथनम्’)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇa narrator/reciter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages express gratitude to the narrator who holds a manuscript; the atmosphere is that of a sacred classroom—listeners transformed by hearing—suggesting the Purāṇa as a compassionate bridge for all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Vyāsa (implied via prior verse)
• Purāṇa tradition

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Teaching and hearing Purāṇic dharma is framed as universal welfare (sarva-prāṇi-upakāra) and a form of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named directly; it continues the Setukhaṇḍa discourse that contextualizes Setu/Rāmeśvaram’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa/kathana (listening to and reciting Purāṇic narration) as a dharmic practice.