Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततो लब्धवरो ब्रह्मा हृष्टचित्तो जनार्द्दनः । उवाच मधुरां वाचं सर्वेषां हितकारणात्

Transliteration

tato labdhavaro brahmā hṛṣṭacitto janārddanaḥ | uvāca madhurāṃ vācaṃ sarveṣāṃ hitakāraṇāt

Translation

Alors Brahmā, ayant obtenu la grâce, et Janārdana, le cœur réjoui, prononcèrent des paroles suaves pour le bien de tous.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (thereupon/then)

• labdha-varaḥ: having obtained a boon
• labdha-varaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (√labh धातु + क्त) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (लब्धः वरः यस्य/लब्धवरः)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hṛṣṭa-cittaḥ: with delighted mind
• hṛṣṭa-cittaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (√hṛṣ धातु + क्त) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हृष्टं चित्तं यस्य)

• janārddanaḥ: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārddanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• madhurām: sweet
• madhurām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वाचम्)

• vācām: speech/words
• vācām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarveṣām: of all (people)
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनामवत्-प्रयोगः

• hita-kāraṇāt: for the sake of welfare (as the cause of benefit)
• hita-kāraṇāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (हितस्य कारणम्)

Speaker

Janārdana (Viṣṇu) (narrative continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the boon, Brahmā and Janārdana appear delighted; they address assembled sages/guardians with gentle, beneficent expressions, indicating a forthcoming decree establishing a holy region.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace and sacred discourse are directed toward universal welfare, not merely individual gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the setting; the explicit glorification of the kṣetra follows in the next verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it introduces the beneficent proclamation that supports the tīrtha’s greatness.