Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स शूद्रेण सर्वमेतदुपादिशत् । कारयामास तस्यायं पितृकार्यादिकं तथा

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa śūdreṇa sarvametadupādiśat | kārayāmāsa tasyāyaṃ pitṛkāryādikaṃ tathā

Translation

Ainsi sollicité par le Śūdra, le deux-fois-né lui enseigna tout cela ; et il le fit aussi accomplir les rites envers les ancêtres et les devoirs qui s’y rattachent.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle: 'having been spoken to')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nom., sg.)

• शूद्रेण: by the Śūdra
• शूद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc., instrumental, sg.)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• उपादिशत्: taught/instructed
• उपादिशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperfect, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada)

• कारयामास: caused (him) to perform
• कारयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिप्रास), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (periphrastic perfect, 3rd person, singular; causative: 'caused to do')

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive, singular)

• अयम्: this (person)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nom., sg.)

• पितृकार्यादिकम्: ancestral rites and the like
• पितृकार्यादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृकार्य + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: पितृ + कार्य + आदि + क
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(पितृकार्यं) तत् आदिः यस्य (pitr-related rites etc.) (neuter, accusative, singular)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

Speaker

Narrator (anonymous Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija instructs and then oversees the performance of pitṛ rites—kuśa, water vessel, sesame, and offering plates arranged; the disciple follows step-by-step.

Characters & Entities

• Śūdra
• Dvija
• Pitṛkārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is portrayed as something to be learned and enacted—right instruction should culminate in actual performance of prescribed duties, especially toward the ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram) is the overarching māhātmya setting, though the verse centers on pitṛ-rites rather than a direct tīrtha eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of pitṛkārya (ancestral rites/Śrāddha-related duties) and associated observances under guidance.