Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तेनैकं विद्महे रुद्रं नान्यमीशं कथंचन । तस्माद्ब्रूहि महाभाग सर्वानेतान्सुविस्तरात्

Transliteration

tenaikaṃ vidmahe rudraṃ nānyamīśaṃ kathaṃcana | tasmādbrūhi mahābhāga sarvānetānsuvistarāt

Translation

“Por ello reconocemos a Rudra como el Único, y de ningún modo a otro Señor. Así pues, oh muy afortunado, dinos todo esto con plena amplitud y detalle.”

Word by Word

• tena: therefore; by that (reason)
• tena: Karana/Hetu (Reason/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषण (to rudram)

• vidmahe: we know
• vidmahe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• anyam: another
• anyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (to īśam)

• īśam: lord
• īśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• kathaṃcana: in any way; at all
• kathaṃcana: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वथा (at all)

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• brūhi: tell; speak
• brūhi: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one; O noble one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (to etān)

• etān: these (matters/persons)
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• su-vistarāt: in great detail
• su-vistarāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su-vistara (प्रातिपदिक; सु + विस्तार)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: 'in full detail')

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta (addressed as mahābhāga)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with earnest faces, one spokesperson addressing the narrator with folded hands, requesting a full explanation; atmosphere of disciplined inquiry.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True understanding begins with recognizing the supreme Lordship of Rudra and then seeking the detailed account of his manifestations and sacred deeds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request leads into the Hāṭakeśvara account associated with the sacred sphere of Vārāṇasī/Kāśī in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated; the verse is an invitation to an expanded kathā (sacred narration).