Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणानां रहस्यं यस्त्वचीकरत् । महाभारतसंज्ञं च सर्वलोकमनोहरम्

Transliteration

śrutismṛtipurāṇānāṃ rahasyaṃ yastvacīkarat | mahābhāratasaṃjñaṃ ca sarvalokamanoharam

Translation

Lui qui exposa le secret intérieur de la Śruti, de la Smṛti et des Purāṇa, composa l’ouvrage nommé Mahābhārata, qui charme le cœur de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• śruti-smṛti-purāṇānām: of the Śruti, Smṛti, and Purāṇas
• śruti-smṛti-purāṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti + smṛti + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (collective)

• rahasyam: the secret/essence
• rahasyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: 'indeed/but')

• acīkarat: made/compiled
• acīkarat: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अचीकॢपत्/अचीकऱत् (intensive/perfect formation)

• mahābhārata-saṃjñam: named ‘Mahābhārata’
• mahābhārata-saṃjñam: Visheshana (Qualifier of implied work/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahābhārata + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—महाभारत इति संज्ञा यस्य

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarva-loka-manoharam: delightful to all worlds/people
• sarva-loka-manoharam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + loka + manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां लोकानां मनोहरम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda speaking within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa unveiling the ‘secret’ essence: a luminous manuscript of Mahābhārata radiates, while personified Śruti and Smṛti stand as divine figures; beings of different realms listen, enchanted.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti
• Purāṇas
• Mahābhārata
• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Mahābhārata is presented as a concentrated revelation of Dharma, distilling the essence of Veda, tradition, and Purāṇic wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it highlights scriptural authority within the Kāśī-centered Purāṇic frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse elevates study and reception of Itihāsa–Purāṇa as a dharmic act.