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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतत्पुराणमखिलं पुरा स्कन्देनभाषितम् । भृगवे ब्रह्मपुत्राय तस्माल्लेभे तथांगिराः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etatpurāṇamakhilaṃ purā skandenabhāṣitam | bhṛgave brahmaputrāya tasmāllebhe tathāṃgirāḥ

Translation

Sūta dit : « Jadis, Skanda exposa en entier ce Purāṇa à Bhṛgu, fils de Brahmā ; et de lui, Aṅgirā le reçut également. »

Word by Word
sūtaḥSūta
sūtaḥ:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsūta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect 3rd sg.
etatthis
etat:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Demonstrative adjective qualifying purāṇam
purāṇamPurāṇa
purāṇam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpurāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular
akhilamentire/complete
akhilam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootakhila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण of purāṇam
purāformerly/once
purā:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय — adverb of time
skandenaby Skanda
skandena:
Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootskanda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular (agent in passive)
bhāṣitamspoken/uttered
bhāṣitam:
Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhāṣ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle qualifying purāṇam
bhṛgaveto Bhṛgu
bhṛgave:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootbhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular
brahma-putrāyato the son of Brahmā
brahma-putrāya:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahma-putra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular; समास: ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः
tasmātfrom him/thereafter
tasmāt:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन — Ablative singular
lebheobtained/received
lebhe:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Perfect 3rd sg. (middle)
tathāthus/then
tathā:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार/अनुक्रमार्थक-अव्यय — adverb
aṃgirāḥAṅgirā (the sage)
aṃgirāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular (ऋषिनाम)
Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta in a forest assembly (Naimiṣa-like), recounting how Skanda taught Bhṛgu; a subtle vision of Skanda as divine youth teaching sages; layered narrative frame.

Characters & Entities
S
Sūta
S
Skanda
B
Bhṛgu
B
Brahmā
A
Aṅgiras

FAQs

Sacred knowledge is preserved through paramparā (lineage), grounding the Purāṇa’s authority in revered transmitters.

No single tīrtha is named; the verse introduces textual lineage rather than a location.

Implicitly, purāṇa-śravaṇa/recitation is validated by naming the authoritative lineage; no specific rite is detailed.

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