Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

श्रीनारद उवाच । इति सूर्यवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टास्ते द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

śrīnārada uvāca | iti sūryavacaḥ śrutvā prahṛṣṭāste dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Śrī Nārada said: Hearing these words of Sūrya, those best of the twice-born sages were filled with joy.

Word by Word

• श्री-नारदः: the venerable Narada
• श्री-नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् नारदः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyopasamhara (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सूर्यवचः: the words of Surya
• सूर्यवचः: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य वचः)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) = ‘having heard’

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘प्र-हृष्’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्विजोत्तमाः: excellent Brahmins
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-स्वरूपः (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada as narrator, vīṇā in hand, recounts Sūrya’s words; the sages’ faces brighten with joy, hands in añjali, bodies leaning forward in attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sūrya
• Dvijottamāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Receptivity to divine speech (śravaṇa) naturally blossoms into joy and faith, preparing one for worship and right asking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jayāditya sacred locale being established through the Sun’s presence and the sages’ devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening to divine instruction) is implied as a devotional limb, leading into worship in the next verses.