Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

किमेतदिति विज्ञातुं तं देशं तूर्णमाययुः । तं देशं तु समागत्य सर्वे ते ऋषिपुंगवाः

Transliteration

kimetaditi vijñātuṃ taṃ deśaṃ tūrṇamāyayuḥ | taṃ deśaṃ tu samāgatya sarve te ṛṣipuṃgavāḥ

Translation

Désireux de savoir : « Qu’est-ce donc ? », les plus éminents des ṛṣi se hâtèrent vers ce lieu ; et, parvenus à cet endroit même, tous s’y rassemblèrent.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विज्ञातुम्: to ascertain/know
• विज्ञातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनार्थक; ‘to know’

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• देशम्: place/region
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• आययुः: they came
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; perfect: ‘they came’

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• देशम्: place
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• समागत्य: having arrived
• समागत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: ‘having arrived’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश विशेष्य

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ऋषिपुंगवाः: foremost sages
• ऋषिपुंगवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘ऋषीणां पुंगवाः’ = best among sages)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context; likely Sūta/compilation voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of austere sages, staffs and kamaṇḍalus in hand, hurry across a coastal sacred landscape toward a mysterious spot, gathering in a semicircle as if to witness an unfolding event.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy events draw the wise; the sages respond with urgency to discern dharma and the truth behind extraordinary occurrences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra (the Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred region) is the narrative setting of the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it frames the sages’ approach to the sacred locale and unfolding dharmic episode.