Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एवं पृष्टश्च तैः सर्वैर्नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । कथयामास संहृष्टो मेघदुदुभिनिस्वनैः

Transliteration

evaṃ pṛṣṭaśca taiḥ sarvairnārado munisattamaḥ | kathayāmāsa saṃhṛṣṭo meghadudubhinisvanaiḥ

Translation

Ainsi questionné par tous, Nārada, le plus excellent des munis, se mit joyeusement à raconter, d’une voix retentissante telle le tambour des nuées tonnantes.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकारवाचक

• पृष्टः: asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having been asked’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘them’)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तमः: best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपाधि

• कथयामास: narrated; told
• कथयामास: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• संहृष्टः: delighted
• संहृष्टः: Karta (Subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP) विशेषणरूपेण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मेघदुदुभिनिस्वनैः: with sounds like cloud-drums (thunderous sounds)
• मेघदुदुभिनिस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + दुदुभि (प्रातिपदिक) + निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (मेघानां दुदुभिनिस्वनैः/मेघवत् दुदुभिनिस्वनैः—उपमान/निर्देश); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Bhadra (reporting Nārada’s response)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (forthcoming subject)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king (outer frame); sages (inner frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, radiant and delighted, begins speaking to a circle of sages; the air seems to vibrate like monsoon thunder, with cloud motifs and drum imagery subtly present.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When approached properly, a realized teacher shares dharma joyfully; sacred speech is portrayed as powerful and uplifting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up Nārada’s forthcoming explanation within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the beginning of the authoritative narration.