Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

माहात्म्यश्रवणं तस्मादौर्वोपि मुनिरब्रवीत् । तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तीर्थस्यास्य गुणान्मुने

Transliteration

māhātmyaśravaṇaṃ tasmādaurvopi munirabravīt | tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tīrthasyāsya guṇānmune

Translation

Por ello, incluso el sabio Aurva habló de escuchar la grandeza (māhātmya) de un tīrtha. Así pues, deseo oír, oh sabio, las virtudes de este lugar sagrado.

Word by Word

• māhātmya-śravaṇam: hearing of the greatness (māhātmya)
• māhātmya-śravaṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक) + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (माहात्म्यस्य श्रवणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore / from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aurvaḥ: Aurva (sage)
• aurvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tat: that (account)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) + śrotum (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), श्रवणार्थे (to hear)

• icchāmi: I wish, desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tīrthasya: of the tīrtha
• tīrthasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• asya: of this
• asya: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (of this)

• guṇān: qualities, virtues
• guṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Phālguna (Arjuna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful inquirer sits near a sage, hands folded, requesting the virtues of the tīrtha; palm-leaf manuscripts and a water-pot suggest a hermitage setting near sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Aurva
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the māhātmya of a holy place is itself a dharmic act and a gateway to deeper faith and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha remains unnamed in this verse; the request is to narrate its qualities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) of tīrtha-māhātmya is recommended as a meritorious practice.