Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । यमेन कथितं सर्वं यच्छ्रुतं ब्रह्मसंसदि । आदिमध्यावसानं च सर्वं नैवात्र संशयः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | yamena kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yacchrutaṃ brahmasaṃsadi | ādimadhyāvasānaṃ ca sarvaṃ naivātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Sūta said: “All that Yama related—what was heard in Brahmā’s assembly—complete from beginning through middle to conclusion, is being conveyed here without any doubt.”

Word by Word

• सूतः: Suta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कथितम्: told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Passive predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यत्)

• ब्रह्मसंसदि: in the assembly of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः संसद्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• आदि: beginning
• आदि: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (समासाङ्ग)

• मध्य: middle
• मध्य: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (समासाङ्ग)

• अवसानम्: end, conclusion
• अवसानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासे: आदि+मध्य+अवसान)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Assembly of sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated before an audience of sages, declares that he is conveying Yama’s full account as heard in Brahmā’s assembly, from start to finish without doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Yama
• Brahmā (Brahma-saṃsad)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teachings are presented as an unbroken, authoritative transmission, meant to be heard as a complete whole.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the broader setting, but this verse emphasizes the authority of the narration rather than a specific tirtha detail.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative assurance of completeness and reliability.