Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

उदीरितमगस्त्याय स्कन्देनाश्रावि नारदात् । अगस्त्येन पुरा प्रोक्तं कृष्णद्वैपायनाय तत्

Transliteration

udīritamagastyāya skandenāśrāvi nāradāt | agastyena purā proktaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāya tat

Translation

Dies wurde von Skanda Agastya verkündet, nachdem Skanda es von Nārada vernommen hatte. Einst sprach Agastya es seinerseits zu Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa).

Word by Word

• udīritam: uttered, proclaimed
• udīritam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-īrita (कृदन्त; √īr प्रेरणे/उच्चारणे, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle, neuter sg)

• agastyāya: to Agastya
• agastyāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, dative singular)

• skandena: by Skanda
• skandena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (masculine, instrumental singular)

• aśrāvi: was heard
• aśrāvi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु; श्रु श्रवणे)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (aorist, 3rd person singular, middle; 'was heard')

• nāradāt: from Nārada
• nāradāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन (masculine, ablative singular)

• agastyena: by Agastya
• agastyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (masculine, instrumental singular)

• purā: formerly, once
• purā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• proktam: said, told
• proktam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prokta (कृदन्त; √vac वचने, क्त; प्र-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle, neuter sg)

• kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya: to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaipāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संज्ञा, कर्मधारय-समासः (masculine, dative singular, proper noun)

• tat: that (teaching/story)
• tat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun, neuter sg)

Speaker

Narrator/reciter within Ayodhyāmāhātmya (deductively: a Purāṇic narrator summarizing the transmission)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau of the transmission: Nārada with vīṇā speaking to Skanda; Skanda instructing Agastya; Agastya conveying to Vyāsa—shown as a multi-panel or sequential narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Nārada
• Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teachings are safeguarded through a revered paramparā (lineage), ensuring authenticity and sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse establishes the authoritative lineage for Ayodhyā’s māhātmya rather than describing the site itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of scriptural transmission and authority.