Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

विंध्यनारदसंवादः प्रथमे परिकीर्तितः । सत्यलोकप्रभावश्च द्वितीयः समुदाहृतः

Transliteration

viṃdhyanāradasaṃvādaḥ prathame parikīrtitaḥ | satyalokaprabhāvaśca dvitīyaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

„Im ersten Kapitel wird der Dialog zwischen Vindhya und Nārada geschildert; im zweiten wird die erhabene Macht von Satyaloka beschrieben.“

Word by Word

• विंध्यनारदसंवादः: the dialogue between Vindhya and Nārada
• विंध्यनारदसंवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंध्य + नारद + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विंध्य-नारदयोः संवादः)

• प्रथमे: in the first (section)
• प्रथमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in the first [chapter/section])

• परिकीर्तितः: is mentioned, is proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (is) proclaimed/mentioned

• सत्यलोकप्रभावः: the greatness/power of Satyaloka
• सत्यलोकप्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यलोक + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यलोकस्य प्रभावः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• द्वितीयः: the second
• द्वितीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रभावः) / क्रमवाचक

• समुदाहृतः: is declared, is stated
• समुदाहृतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (is stated/declared)

Speaker

Sūta — inferred (index-style enumeration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vindhya (contextual) / Satyaloka (cosmological)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta/Jātūkarṇya and assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split tableau: (1) Vindhya mountain personified conversing with sage Nārada holding vīṇā; (2) a luminous vision of Satyaloka with Brahmā’s realm, radiant architecture and serene sages.

Characters & Entities

• Vindhya
• Nārada
• Satyaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching links sacred geography and cosmic hierarchy—dialogue and cosmology together orient the listener toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as an index of earlier topics leading into Kāśī’s Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a topical summary (anukramaṇikā).