Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

आसीत्कृतयुगे विप्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः । विष्णुशर्मेति विख्यातः सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः

Transliteration

āsītkṛtayuge vipro vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ | viṣṇuśarmeti vikhyātaḥ sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ

Translation

Au Kṛta Yuga vivait un brāhmane, accompli dans les Veda et leurs Vedāṅga ; il était renommé Viṣṇuśarman et pénétrait le sens de tous les śāstra.

Word by Word

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta Yuga
• कृतयुगे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the Kṛta age)

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपदसमास + तत्पुरुष: ‘(one) who has gone to the far shore of Veda and Vedāṅgas’

• विष्णुशर्म: Viṣṇuśarman
• विष्णुशर्म: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः: knower of the meanings of all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शास्त्र + अर्थ + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the meanings of all śāstras)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava-sattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kṛta Yuga brāhmaṇa scholar (Viṣṇuśarman) depicted with palm-leaf manuscripts, yajñopavīta, and calm radiance—an embodiment of Vedic mastery.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛta Yuga
• Viṣṇuśarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage greatness is often revealed through exemplary lives; scriptural mastery and purity of conduct support dharma in the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up the origin narrative that culminates in Bhārabhūti tīrtha’s sanctity, though the site is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse introduces a dharmic protagonist whose life will ground the tīrtha-māhātmya.