Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्वने शुचिर्नाम वर्ततेस्म महामुनिः । तपसमाधिसंयुक्तो वेदाध्ययनतत्परः

Transliteration

tasminvane śucirnāma vartatesma mahāmuniḥ | tapasamādhisaṃyukto vedādhyayanatatparaḥ

Translation

Dans cette même forêt demeurait un grand sage nommé Śuci, uni à l’austérité et au profond samādhi, et tout entier voué à l’étude des Veda.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शुचिः: Śuci (name)
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (व्यक्तिनाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha/Qualifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• वर्तते: dwells/exists
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्म: indeed/once
• स्म: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मृत्यर्थक-निपात (particle indicating past/recall)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान् + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् मुनिः)

• तपसमाधिसंयुक्तः: endowed with austerity and meditation
• तपसमाधिसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + समाधि + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (तपसा समाधिना संयुक्तः)

• वेदाध्ययनतत्परः: devoted to Vedic study
• वेदाध्ययनतत्परः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + अध्ययन + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदाध्ययने तत्परः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest hermitage near the Setu region: sage Śuci seated in meditation with a palm-leaf manuscript nearby, deer and peacocks at the edge of a clearing, a simple hut and sacrificial fire, coastal wind hinted through bent palms.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śuci (sage)
• Vedas
• Samādhi
• Vindhya forest

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas uphold the āśrama ideal: tapas, samādhi, and Vedic learning as foundations of spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights a forest-āśrama setting in the Vindhya region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the virtues of austerity, meditation, and Vedic study are commended.