Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । पाराशर्य मुने मान्यस्त्वमस्माकं महामते । यतो वेदास्त्वया व्यस्ताः पुराणान्यपि वेत्ति यत्

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | pārāśarya mune mānyastvamasmākaṃ mahāmate | yato vedāstvayā vyastāḥ purāṇānyapi vetti yat

Translation

Les sages dirent : Ô Pārāśarya, vénérable muni, ô grand esprit, tu es honoré parmi nous ; car c’est toi qui as ordonné les Veda, et tu connais aussi les Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• pārāśarya: O Pārāśarya
• pārāśarya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārāśarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mānyaḥ: worthy of honor
• mānyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मध्यम-पुरुष सर्वनाम

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती मतिः यस्य)

• yataḥ: because/since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/यत्-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb): ‘since/because’

• vedāḥ: the Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vyastāḥ: arranged/divided
• vyastāḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√as (अस्/अस्यति) / √as (अस्) with vi-; past passive participle vyasta (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (PPP): ‘arranged/divided’

• purāṇāni: the Purāṇas
• purāṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• vetti: knows
• vetti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (correlative to yataḥ)

Speaker

Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages rise and address Vyāsa with folded hands; palm-leaf manuscripts and Vedic bundles are visible; the mood is calm, respectful, and scholastic.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)
• Veda
• Purāṇas
• Parāśara
• Naimiṣāraṇya (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It models dharmic humility: seekers honor authentic teachers rooted in Veda and Purāṇa before posing questions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The implied setting is Naimiṣāraṇya, a famed tīrtha-forest for scriptural recitation and inquiry.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal address introducing the sages’ inquiry.