Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि सर्वाणि दृष्ट्वा प्रमुदितोऽभवत् । चिंतयामास धर्मात्मा वत्सना भो महामुनिः

Transliteration

evamādīni sarvāṇi dṛṣṭvā pramudito'bhavat | ciṃtayāmāsa dharmātmā vatsanā bho mahāmuniḥ

Translation

Voyant tous ces événements, le grand sage Vatsanābha, à l’âme noble, fut rempli d’allégresse ; pourtant, juste en son cœur, il se mit à méditer profondément.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• आदीनि: and other such things
• आदीनि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ शब्दस्य बहुवचनरूपम् (things beginning with/and so on)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘आदीनि’)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having seen’

• प्रमुदितः: delighted
• प्रमुदितः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + मुद् (धातु) → प्रमुदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चिन्तयामास: thought/reflected
• चिन्तयामास: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः ‘-यामास’ (periphrastic perfect usage)

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य आत्मा = whose nature is dharma)

• वत्सनाः: Vatsana
• वत्सनाः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नाम (proper name)

• भो: O!/indeed (vocative particle)
• भो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setu-khaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra / Setubandha region

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame; not explicit in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rain-washed sacred coastal landscape; the sage Vatsanābha, serene and delighted, stands in contemplation, hands relaxed, eyes inward, as storm clouds thin and light breaks through.

Characters & Entities

• Vatsanābha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when one feels joy at auspicious signs, a dhārmic person examines events with reflective discernment (viveka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Setu-khaṇḍa, associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography, though this verse itself is narrative transition rather than direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse prepares for a tapas- and dharma-centered episode.