Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतमस्ति सर्वं मया ततं शंकररूपमद्भुतम् । सुविस्तृतं चाद्भुतवेदगर्भं ज्ञानात्मकं परमं चेदमुक्तम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | vyāsaprasādācchrutamasti sarvaṃ mayā tataṃ śaṃkararūpamadbhutam | suvistṛtaṃ cādbhutavedagarbhaṃ jñānātmakaṃ paramaṃ cedamuktam

Translation

Sūta sprach: Durch Vyāsas Gnade habe ich alles vernommen—diese wunderbare Lehre, durchwoben von Śaṅkaras eigener Gestalt. Weit ausgebreitet, staunenswert, den Wesenskern der Veden bergend, ist sie als das Höchste ausgesprochen und als geistige Erkenntnis beschaffen.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Sg.)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd sg.)

• vyāsa-prasādāt: from Vyāsa’s grace
• vyāsa-prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Abl., Sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vyāsasya prasādaḥ)

• śrutam: heard
• śrutam: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd sg.)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental, Sg.)

• tatam: spread, extended
• tatam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tata (कृदन्त; √tan (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• śaṃkara-rūpam: Śaṅkara’s form
• śaṃkara-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śaṃkarasya rūpam)

• adbhutam: wonderful
• adbhutam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• su-vistṛtam: well-expanded, very detailed
• su-vistṛtam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + vistṛta (कृदन्त; √stṛ (धातु) + क्त, vi-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.); अव्ययीभाव (su + vistṛta)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-निपात

• adbhuta-veda-garbham: containing wondrous Vedic essence
• adbhuta-veda-garbham: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (vedasya garbhaḥ; adbhutaḥ)

• jñāna-ātmakam: of the nature of knowledge
• jñāna-ātmakam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.); तत्पुरुष (jñānam ātmā yasya / jñānena ātmakaḥ)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-निपात

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• uktam: said, stated
• uktam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakhaṇḍa teaching corpus

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta speaks with solemn authority, invoking Vyāsa’s grace; behind him, a visionary overlay of Vyāsa and a luminous Śaṅkara-form pervading the teaching, with Vedic manuscripts symbolically present.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Vyāsa
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic wisdom is validated through guru-paramparā (Vyāsa’s grace) and is presented as Veda-essence leading to jñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting implies Kedāra’s sanctity, while this verse emphasizes scriptural authority rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it stresses transmission of sacred knowledge and the legitimacy of the narration.