Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 208

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । दृष्ट्वैव हनुमन्तं ते पुलकांकितविग्रहाः । सगद्गदं यथोचुस्ते वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | dṛṣṭvaiva hanumantaṃ te pulakāṃkitavigrahāḥ | sagadgadaṃ yathocuste vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradāḥ

Translation

Vyāsa dijo: Apenas vieron a Hanumān, sus cuerpos se erizaron de júbilo sagrado. Aunque la voz se les quebraba por la emoción, aquellos diestros en el hablar le dirigieron palabras justas y apropiadas.

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• हनुमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनुमन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः: whose bodies were marked with horripilation
• पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक + अङ्कित + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सगद्गदम्: stammeringly/with a choked voice
• सगद्गदम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction of manner)

• ऊचुः: said/spoke
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to them
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वाक्यविशारदाः: skilled in speech
• वाक्यविशारदाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्य + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a forest-āśrama clearing, brāhmaṇas behold Hanumān; their bodies show gooseflesh, hands folded, eyes moist; Hanumān stands calm, radiant, mace at his side, embodying strength and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Hanumān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself spontaneously—reverence, humility, and trembling speech arise naturally upon encountering a great devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest-region) within the Skanda Purāṇa’s Brāhma Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on Hanumān’s presence rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes devotional response and respectful speech.