Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

संप्रयच्छति कां सिद्धिमेतन्नो ब्रूहि सुव्रत । श्रुतमप्यसकृत्सूत भूयस्तृष्णा प्रवर्धते

Transliteration

saṃprayacchati kāṃ siddhimetanno brūhi suvrata | śrutamapyasakṛtsūta bhūyastṛṣṇā pravardhate

Translation

Dinos, oh virtuoso, qué logro concede esto. Aunque lo hemos escuchado muchas veces, oh Sūta, nuestro anhelo de oírlo de nuevo no hace sino crecer.

Word by Word

• संप्रयच्छति: bestows, grants
• संप्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम्/यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र

• काम्: which (what kind of)
• काम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक विशेषण (सिद्धिम्)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेत (demonstrative)

• नः: to us/for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; एनक्लिटिक रूप

• ब्रूहि: tell (please)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• असकृत्: many times, repeatedly
• असकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सूत: O Sūta
• सूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तृष्णा: desire, thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रवर्धते: increases
• प्रवर्धते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa-vrata (time observance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of a leading sage addressing Sūta with earnest eyes; other sages nod; a scroll or palm-leaf text open, symbolizing repeated hearing; twilight lamp nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Sūta
• Pradoṣa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy teachings remain ever-fresh; repeated hearing deepens desire for dharma and clarifies the fruits of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the inquiry concerns the fruit (siddhi) of a sacred observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The question centers on the phala (result) of Pradoṣa-time worship/vow, preparing for a description of its observance.