Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । पुरा सुचरितोनाम मुनिर्नियमसंयुतः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | purā sucaritonāma munirniyamasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : « Jadis, il y eut un sage nommé Sucarita, pourvu d’observances rigoureuses. »

Word by Word

• श्री-सूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्री-सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् सूतः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमा (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• सुचरितः: (one named) Sucharita
• सुचरितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Name-marker (नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक निपात (particle indicating name)

• मुनिः: a sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नियम-संयुतः: endowed with disciplines/observances
• नियम-संयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नियमैः संयुतः = endowed with observances)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Portrait-introduction of Muni Sucarita: austere figure with kamaṇḍalu and staff, seated in meditation under a tree, aura of restraint and purity; minimal background to emphasize character.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Sucarita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great tīrtha-glories are often illustrated through exemplary lives of vow-bound sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Setu Māhātmya, preparing the account that establishes Setu as Sarvatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyama—religious disciplines and observances—presented as the sage’s defining practice.