Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठेन दिलीपः स द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | evamukto vasiṣṭhena dilīpaḥ sa dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Śrī Sūta sprach: So von Vasiṣṭha unterwiesen, handelte Dilīpa — o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen — dementsprechend.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: Śrī Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (श्रीमान् सूतः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘दिलीपः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वसिष्ठेन: by Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठेन: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent in passive)

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa
• दिलीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दिलीपः’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्ति/अन्वय

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तमः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvipra-śreṣṭhas at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage scene: Vasiṣṭha seated on kuśa grass instructs King Dilīpa; Sūta narrates to assembled sages in a parallel frame, emphasizing transmission of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Vasiṣṭha
• Dilīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through obedience to a realized teacher’s instruction, especially in matters of dāna and tīrtha conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the larger setting, where the narrative frames rules of sacred giving and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse introduces the narrative transition: Dilīpa follows Vasiṣṭha’s guidance regarding proper dāna procedure.