Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं गुणदोषसमुद्भवम् । स्वर्गसंचेष्टितं ब्रह्मन्कुरुष्व यदभीप्सितम्

Transliteration

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ guṇadoṣasamudbhavam | svargasaṃceṣṭitaṃ brahmankuruṣva yadabhīpsitam

Translation

All dies ist dir dargelegt worden, o Brāhmaṇa—entsprungen aus den Vorzügen und Mängeln (Svarga) und die Weisen des Himmels beschreibend. Nun handle, wie du es begehrst.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• te: to you, for you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6/4), एकवचन; दत्तसम्बन्धे (to you/for you)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (etat)

• ākhyātam: has been explained/told
• ākhyātam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + khyā (ख्या धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (has been told)

• guṇa-doṣa-samudbhavam: arising from merits and faults
• guṇa-doṣa-samudbhavam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa + doṣa + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (etat/sarvam); समासः—गुणश्च दोषश्च (द्वन्द्व) तयोः समुद्भवः (arising from merits and faults)

• svarga-saṃceṣṭitam: the course/effort concerning heaven
• svarga-saṃceṣṭitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + saṃceṣṭita (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (कुरुष्व) कर्मपद; समासः—स्वर्गे संचेṣṭितम् (conduct/effort regarding heaven)

• brahman: O Brahmin
• brahman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• kuruṣva: do, perform
• kuruṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• abhīpsitam: desired, wished-for
• abhīpsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle from √āp/īps ‘to desire’ with abhi-), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (yat)

Speaker

A heavenly messenger (dūta) addressing Mudgala (contextual deduction from v.25)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa addressed as 'brahman' (Mudgala as brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-figure concludes an exposition to a brāhmaṇa: calm gesture of instruction, palm open as if granting freedom to choose; setting may be hermitage or celestial threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual instruction culminates in discernment and choice—after hearing, one must decide one’s aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it closes an explanatory segment and invites a decision.