Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तदा कांतिमती वाक्यं धर्मयुक्तमभाषत । सुदर्शन महाभाग विद्याधरपतेः सुत

Transliteration

tadā kāṃtimatī vākyaṃ dharmayuktamabhāṣata | sudarśana mahābhāga vidyādharapateḥ suta

Translation

Alors Kāṃtimatī prononça des paroles conformes au dharma : «Ô Sudarśana, noble et fortuné, fils du seigneur des Vidyādharas, …»

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कान्तिमती: Kāntimatī (name; the radiant one)
• कान्तिमती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (नाम/विशेषणवत्)

• वाक्यम्: speech / statement
• वाक्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• धर्मयुक्तम्: in accordance with dharma
• धर्मयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुदर्शन: O Sudarśana
• सुदर्शन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

• विद्याधरपतेः: of the lord of Vidyādharas
• विद्याधरपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• सुत: O son
• सुत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Kāṃtimatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāṃtimatī, radiant yet calm, raises a hand in gentle, instructive gesture as she begins a dharma-grounded reply; Sudarśana listens, chastened and attentive; coastal sacred landscape frames them.

Characters & Entities

• Kāṃtimatī
• Sudarśana
• Vidyādhara lord (Sukaṇṭha implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It signals that dharma—not mere attraction or promises of pleasure—must govern decisions and speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa’s larger frame glorifies Setukṣetra; this verse marks a dharmic turning point within that sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a dharma-based reply.