Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिर । परया कृपया देवः प्रसन्नस्तानुवाच ह

Transliteration

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira | parayā kṛpayā devaḥ prasannastānuvāca ha

Translation

Ô Yudhiṣṭhira, ayant entendu les paroles de ces brāhmaṇas, le Seigneur, touché d’une compassion suprême et satisfait, leur adressa la parole.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done/hearing)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अनुवादार्थ (but/indeed)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Gen. pl.)

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Gen. pl.)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Voc. sg.)

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr. sg.), विशेषण (qualifying कृपया)

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.), विशेषण (qualifying देवः)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Acc. pl.)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/it is said
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), इतिवृत्त/स्मरणार्थ (emphatic/quotative)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (explicit addressee: Yudhiṣṭhira; narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, hands folded, address the Lord; the deity’s face softens with compassion as he prepares to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• brāhmaṇas
• Deva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to sincere supplication, especially when it concerns the welfare of the dharmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Muṇḍinā-Śiva milieu, framing the miracle as sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights kṛpā (compassion) as the basis for the Lord’s boon.