Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं पुराणं देवभाषितम् । ब्राह्मणो वेदवान्भूयात्क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत्

Transliteration

yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ purāṇaṃ devabhāṣitam | brāhmaṇo vedavānbhūyātkṣatriyo vijayī bhavet

Translation

Et quiconque, chaque jour, écoute ce Purāṇa proclamé par les devas : le brāhmaṇa devient riche de science védique, et le kṣatriya devient victorieux.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used adverbially)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवभाषितम्: spoken by the gods
• देवभाषितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + भाष् (धातु) → भाषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘भाषित’; देव-तत्पुरुषः

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

• वेदवान्: possessing the Veda/learned in the Vedas
• वेदवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• भूयात्: should become
• भूयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षत्रियः: a kṣatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-mahātmya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household or assembly where a reciter reads the Purāṇa; listeners include a brahmin student with Vedic symbols (yajñopavīta, palm-leaf) and a kṣatriya with bow/standard, both receiving blessings; divine presence hinted as subtle light, marking ‘devabhāṣita’.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Devas
• Brāhmaṇa
• Kṣatriya
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa cultivates the virtues needed for one’s dharma—wisdom for the brāhmaṇa and righteous success for the kṣatriya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in the verse; contextually it continues the Revā/Narmadā-centered māhātmya of Adhyāya 232.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-śravaṇa (daily listening) of the Purāṇa is prescribed as a sustained devotional discipline.