Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं नरादित्यस्य संभवम् । माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः शृण्वतां पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ narādityasya saṃbhavam | māhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ śṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanam

Translation

Sūta dit : «Ainsi vous ai-je entièrement raconté l’origine de Narāditya. Ô meilleurs des brāhmanes, cette grandeur—lorsqu’on l’écoute—détruit les péchés.»

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• वः: to you/for you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dative/Genitive 4th/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• आख्यातम्: has been told/declared
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(मया) आख्यातम्’

• नरादित्यस्य: of Narāditya
• नरादित्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरादित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• संभवम्: origin/birth
• संभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः: O best brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शृण्वताम्: of you who are listening
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘(युष्माकं) शृण्वताम्’

• पापनाशनम्: destroying sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa-śreṣṭhas / Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta sits on a raised seat beneath a tree in a forest āśrama, addressing attentive sages; the atmosphere is calm, concluding a sacred account of Narāditya’s origin.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Narāditya
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying practice that destroys sin and strengthens faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narāditya and its associated sacred setting described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 60).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Listening to (hearing/reciting) the māhātmya as a sin-destroying observance.