Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । भूयोऽप्यहं प्रवक्ष्यामि धनुष्कोटेस्तु वैभवम् । अत्यद्भुततरं गुह्यं सर्वलोकैकपावनम्

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | bhūyo'pyahaṃ pravakṣyāmi dhanuṣkoṭestu vaibhavam | atyadbhutataraṃ guhyaṃ sarvalokaikapāvanam

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : De nouveau je vais proclamer la grandeur de Dhanuṣkoṭi, la plus merveilleuse, secrète en sa profondeur, et l’unique purificatrice de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्रीमान् सूतः (कर्मधारय)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/further)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: will explain/tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• धनुष्कोटेः: of Dhanuṣkoṭi
• धनुष्कोटेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष्कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—धनुषः कोटिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वैभवम्: glory/majesty
• वैभवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: Upapada (Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier: very/exceedingly)

• अद्भुततरम्: more wonderful
• अद्भुततरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत-तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तर्हि-प्रत्यय (comparative: more wonderful); विशेषणम् (qualifying वैभवम्)

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वैभवम्)

• सर्वलोकैकपावनम्: the sole purifier of all worlds
• सर्वलोकैकपावनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लोक-एक-पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां लोकानाम् एकं पावनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; 'एक' उपपद)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Assembly of sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated on a vyāsāsana in a forest-assembly (naimiṣa-like setting), raises his hand to proclaim anew the secret, wondrous greatness of Dhanuṣkoṭi; behind him a visionary panorama shows the Setu horizon and radiant tīrtha aura purifying the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Dhanuṣkoṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are upheld as universally purifying; their māhātmya should be heard and preserved as sacred knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha in the Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse introduces a new narration focused on the tīrtha’s greatness.