Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

कर्णेऽपठत्ततो वेदांश्चतुरोऽपि च तन्मुखात् । अंगोपांगसमोपेतान्परिशिष्टसमन्वितान्

Transliteration

karṇe'paṭhattato vedāṃścaturo'pi ca tanmukhāt | aṃgopāṃgasamopetānpariśiṣṭasamanvitān

Translation

Darauf lernte er, durch das Ohr, aus jenem Mund alle vier Veden — samt aṅga und upāṅga sowie den ergänzenden Anhängen (pariśiṣṭa).

Word by Word

• कर्णे: in the ear
• कर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative

• अपठत्: recited, read
• अपठत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/from there)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; numeral adjective qualifying ‘वेदान्’

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्भावना/समुच्चय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• तन्मुखात्: from his mouth
• तन्मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘from his mouth’

• अंगोपांगसमोपेतान्: endowed with limbs and subsidiary limbs
• अंगोपांगसमोपेतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंग (प्रातिपदिक) + उपांग (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + उप + इ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘समोपेत’ = ‘endowed with’; qualifies ‘वेदान्’

• परिशिष्टसमन्वितान्: accompanied by appendices/supplements
• परिशिष्टसमन्वितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘समन्वित’ = ‘accompanied by’; qualifies ‘वेदान्’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; reporting the result)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Āditya (solar deity) seated like a guru, the disciple receiving Vedic knowledge ‘through the ear’; palm-leaf manuscripts, sages, and a haloed sun-disc dominate the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Four Vedas
• Vedāṅgas
• Upāṅgas
• Pariśiṣṭas
• Yājñavalkya
• Āditya (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing (śravaṇa) from an authentic source—here, divinity itself—is portrayed as a complete path to scriptural mastery and dharmic clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the tīrtha-linked narrative but does not identify the site; it emphasizes the fruit of worship—Vedic revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is śravaṇa-based learning under a qualified teacher, encompassing not only the Vedas but also their supporting disciplines.