Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि गुरोः कृते । न युष्माकं पुरो मिथ्या कीर्तयामि कथंचन

Transliteration

etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi guroḥ kṛte | na yuṣmākaṃ puro mithyā kīrtayāmi kathaṃcana

Translation

All dies habe ich euch berichtet, da ich um des Guru willen befragt wurde. In eurer Gegenwart verkünde ich keineswegs Unwahrheit.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vaḥ: to you (all)
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (dative)

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (etad इत्यस्य)

• ākhyātam: has been told/explained
• ākhyātam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√khyā (आख्याः/ख्या)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• yat: since/that which
• yat: Sambandha (Clause link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative particle introducing clause)

• pṛṣṭaḥ: asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Kriya (Predicate-part/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (प्रच्छ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘asked’

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• guroḥ: of the teacher
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• kṛte: for the sake of
• kṛte: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛte (अव्यय; √kṛ क्ते/locative of purpose)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/अर्थे; ‘for the sake of’)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• yuṣmākam: of you (all)
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• puraḥ: in front of
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गार्थ/पूर्वदेशवाचक; ‘in front of’, adverb/postposition)

• mithyā: falsely
• mithyā: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mithyā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीतिवाचक; ‘falsely’)

• kīrtayāmi: I proclaim/relate
• kīrtayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kīrt (कीर्त्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathaṃcana: in any way at all
• kathaṃcana: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-प्रबलक; ‘in any way/at all’)

Speaker

Unnamed narrator (first-person voice addressing brāhmaṇas); framed later by Sūta’s narration in this section

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressed directly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker with folded hands addressing a seated circle of brāhmaṇas, with a symbolic guru-seat (āsana) or staff indicating the guru’s cause; the atmosphere is solemn and juridical—truth affirmed before witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful speech (satya) and reverence for the guru are presented as foundations of dharmic narration and spiritual credibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named here; it is a statement of narrative integrity within the Tīrthamāhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical affirmation of truthfulness.