Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

इति संचिंत्य कृपया भगवान्बादरायणः । हिताय तेषां विदधे पुराणाख्यं सुधारसम्

Transliteration

iti saṃciṃtya kṛpayā bhagavānbādarāyaṇaḥ | hitāya teṣāṃ vidadhe purāṇākhyaṃ sudhārasam

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir médité avec compassion, le bienheureux Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa), pour leur bien, composa le Purāṇa, une quintessence semblable au nectar.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निदर्शक/उद्धरण-समाप्ति-सूचक (indeclinable; quotative/thus)

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म-क्रिया (having thought/considered)

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण) एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• बादरायणः: Bādarāyaṇa
• बादरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बादरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचन; भगवान्-विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन (apposition)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति एकवचन (Dative singular); प्रयोजन (for the benefit)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• विदधे: he composed/ordained
• विदधे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (he instituted/arranged)

• पुराणाख्यम्: named ‘Purāṇa’
• पुराणाख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण + आख्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नामधेय-निर्देशक: ‘पुराण’ इति आख्या यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचन; ‘सुधारसम्’ विशेषण (accusative singular)

• सुधारसम्: nectar-like essence
• सुधारसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा + रस (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुधायाः रसः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular); विदधे इत्यस्य कर्म

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa (Bādarāyaṇa) seated in contemplation, then composing a palm-leaf manuscript; a subtle aura of nectar-like light emanates from the text, symbolizing ‘sudhā-rasa’ meant for the welfare of beings.

Characters & Entities

• Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas are framed as Vyāsa’s compassionate remedy—nectar-like guidance crafted for human welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is mentioned; it explains the compassionate purpose behind Purāṇic composition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages engaging with Purāṇas (hearing/learning), presented as a beneficial spiritual support.