Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अथागच्छन्महातेजा मुनीनां प्रवरः सुधीः । सनत्कुमारो धर्मात्मा तं द्रष्टुं जगदीश्वरम्

Transliteration

athāgacchanmahātejā munīnāṃ pravaraḥ sudhīḥ | sanatkumāro dharmātmā taṃ draṣṭuṃ jagadīśvaram

Translation

Alors vint le lumineux et sage Sanatkumāra, le plus éminent des munis, au cœur droit, afin de contempler Jagadīśvara, le Seigneur du monde.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धबोधक (discourse particle): ‘then/now’

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रवरः: the foremost
• प्रवरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (appositive)

• सुधीः: wise, intelligent
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक; सु + धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्-कुमार (प्रातिपदिक; सनत् + कुमार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose nature is dharma’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; ‘to see’

• जगदीश्वरम्: the Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanatkumāra, youthful yet ancient, radiant with tapas, walks toward the divine presence; his posture is composed, eyes fixed on the Lord, surrounded by subtle aura and quiet attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Jagadīśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest sages seek darśana of the Supreme; wisdom culminates in direct vision of the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the emphasis is on approaching Jagadīśvara for darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this verse highlights the devotional intent of darśana (seeing the Lord).