Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

आस्ते तपश्चरन्सौम्यो नियमाचारतत्परः । तस्यांतिकं प्रेषय त्वं विप्रमेकं धरापते

Transliteration

āste tapaścaransaumyo niyamācāratatparaḥ | tasyāṃtikaṃ preṣaya tvaṃ vipramekaṃ dharāpate

Translation

«Là, il demeure, d’un naturel doux, accomplissant le tapas et voué aux observances de la discipline. Ô seigneur de la terre, envoie un brāhmaṇa auprès de lui.»

Word by Word

• आस्ते: stays/sits
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मरूपे (object of ‘caran’)

• चरन्: practising/performing
• चरन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘आस्ते’ इत्यस्य सहायक-क्रिया

• सौम्यः: gentle/pleasant
• सौम्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नियमाचारतत्परः: devoted to discipline and right conduct
• नियमाचारतत्परः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियम + आचार + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नियम-आचारयोः तत्परः = devoted to observances and conduct)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तिकम्: near (to the presence)
• अन्तिकम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति- कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (as goal)

• प्रेषय: send
• प्रेषय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्रम्: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• धरापते: O lord of the earth (king)
• धरापते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धरायाः पतिः)

Speaker

Kakṣīvān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vedāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (dharāpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm portrait of Dīrghatamas in a forest āśrama practicing tapas with visible signs of niyama; Kakṣīvān requests the king to send a brāhmaṇa emissary.

Characters & Entities

• Dīrghatamas
• Vedāraṇya
• King (Dharāpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sage should be done with humility and proper protocol; discipline (niyama) and conduct (ācāra) are praised as dharmic ideals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vedāraṇya, as the abode of a tapasvin rishi devoted to vows and sacred practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural instruction: send a brāhmaṇa emissary to the sage—implying respectful, dharma-aligned approach.