Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने

Transliteration

etanme sarvamācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune

Translation

«Explique-moi tout cela en détail, ô grand sage.»

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• मे: my / to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आचक्ष्व: tell, explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विस्तरेण: in detail
• विस्तरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Ānarta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhartṛyajña

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king leans forward with folded hands, requesting a full explanation; the sage prepares to speak, holding darbha or a manuscript; attendants remain silent.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• Mahāmuni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is to be learned through humble inquiry and precise instruction from qualified sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya, though this line is a request for teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for detailed guidance on Śrāddha timing and practice.