Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

अनेन हेतुना यातु शीघ्रं तत्र घटोत्कचः । इति मे रोचते कृष्ण तव किं ब्रूहि रोचते

Transliteration

anena hetunā yātu śīghraṃ tatra ghaṭotkacaḥ | iti me rocate kṛṣṇa tava kiṃ brūhi rocate

Translation

„Darum soll Ghaṭotkaca sogleich dorthin gehen. Das gefällt mir, o Kṛṣṇa – sage mir, was gefällt dir?“

Word by Word

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• hetunā: by reason/cause
• hetunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• yātu: let (him) go
• yātu: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 3rd person, singular)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb; accusative used adverbially)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ghaṭotkacaḥ: Ghaṭotkaca
• ghaṭotkacaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭotkaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; एतत्-प्रयोगे दत्तिवत् (enclitic; here dative sense) (to me)

• rocate: is pleasing
• rocate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, singular, Ātmanepada)

• kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (Interrogative; Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, singular)

• rocate: is pleasing
• rocate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, singular, Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Arjuna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader proposes immediate departure for Ghaṭotkaca, then turns to Kṛṣṇa asking his preference; the mood is brisk, strategic, and respectful.

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṭotkaca
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic action is strengthened by seeking wise counsel and acting without delay when the path is clear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised in this verse; it advances the narrative decision.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a strategic request for approval.