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 dijo: «Todo lo que relató Yama—lo que se oyó en la asamblea de Brahmā—se transmite aquí completo, desde el inicio, pasando por el medio, hasta el final, sin duda alguna».

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.