Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

प्रांजलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा ववन्दे तं सुदर्शनम् । तुष्टाव श्रुतिरम्याभिर्वाग्भिरग्र्याभिरादरात्

Transliteration

prāṃjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā vavande taṃ sudarśanam | tuṣṭāva śrutiramyābhirvāgbhiragryābhirādarāt

Translation

Les mains jointes, s’inclinant profondément, il se prosterna devant le splendide Sudarśana. Avec vénération, il le loua par des paroles nobles, douces à entendre.

Word by Word

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms, reverent
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (as adjective)

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त; √नम् (धातु) + प्र- उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृत् (past participle)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• ववन्दे: he bowed to / worshipped
• ववन्दे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (the discus)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य (proper name)

• तुष्टाव: he praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु) + तु- (अभ्यास; लिट्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रुतिरम्याभिः: with ear-pleasing
• श्रुतिरम्याभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति + रम्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रुतेः रम्याः = pleasing to the ear)

• वाग्भिः: with words/speeches
• वाग्भिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अग्र्याभिः: excellent, foremost
• अग्र्याभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वाग्भिः)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setu-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands with joined palms, head bowed, offering melodious praise before the radiant Sudarśana-disc, which hovers like a blazing wheel with a calm, protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility (praṇāma) and praise (stuti) are dharmic responses to grace, turning fear into devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs in the Dharmatīrtha episode of Setu-khaṇḍa, linking devotion with tīrtha-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: añjali (joined palms), praṇāma (bowing), and stotra (praise) as devotional acts.