Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स च बाभ्रव्यनामा वै हारीतस्यान्वयोद्भवः । ब्राह्मणो नारदमुनेः समीपे वर्तते सदा

Transliteration

sa ca bābhravyanāmā vai hārītasyānvayodbhavaḥ | brāhmaṇo nāradamuneḥ samīpe vartate sadā

Translation

Et lui, en vérité, était un brāhmaṇa nommé Bābhravya, issu de la lignée de Hārīta ; il demeurait toujours auprès du sage Nārada.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बाभ्रव्यनामा: named Bābhravya
• बाभ्रव्यनामा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाभ्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बाभ्रव्य-नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हारीतस्य: of Hārīta
• हारीतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अन्वयोद्भवः: born from the lineage (descendant)
• अन्वयोद्भवः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अन्वयात् उद्भवः/अन्वयस्य उद्भवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणः: a brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण (सः)

• नारदमुनेः: of sage Nārada
• नारदमुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (नारदः मुनिः); षष्ठी, एकवचन

• समीपे: near, in the vicinity
• समीपे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वर्तते: stays, remains
• वर्तते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada seated with vīṇā and manuscript; beside him stands/sits Bābhravya, a composed brāhmaṇa attendant, hands folded, embodying constant service; subtle markers of Hārīta lineage (sacred thread, austere dress).

Characters & Entities

• Bābhravya
• Hārīta
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Closeness to a realized teacher and steady attendance are portrayed as marks of a qualified transmitter of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.