Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवं प्रवदतस्तस्य मार्कंडेयस्य सन्मुनेः । श्रुतं तत्सकलं वाक्यं पशुपालेन केनचित्

Transliteration

evaṃ pravadatastasya mārkaṃḍeyasya sanmuneḥ | śrutaṃ tatsakalaṃ vākyaṃ paśupālena kenacit

Translation

Tandis que le noble sage Mārkaṇḍeya parlait ainsi, toutes ses paroles furent entendues par un certain gardien de vaches.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• pravadatas: of (him) speaking
• pravadatas: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √vad (धातु) → pravadat (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• mārkaṃḍeyasya: of Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṃḍeyasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṃḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sanmuneḥ: of the good sage
• sanmuneḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सन् मुनिः इति (good sage)

• śrutam: was heard
• śrutam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śru (धातु) → śruta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (heard)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying vākyaṃ)

• sakalam: entire, whole
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vākyam: statement, speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object of passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• paśupālena: by a cowherd/herdsman
• paśupālena: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; पशूनां पालकः इति

• kenacit: by someone
• kenacit: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: by someone)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A cowherd (paśupāla) as incidental hearer; primary addressed listener not specified in excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated under a tree near the sacred pool, speaking; a cowherd with staff and cows nearby pauses to listen, captivated.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Paśupāla (cowherd)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (reverent hearing) is itself a vehicle of merit; dharma reaches beyond social boundaries through listening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing discourse concerns Brahmakuṇḍa and its related Kārtika observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on hearing the sage’s teaching.