Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा तु विरते मुनौ कलशजन्मनि । कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासः पुनराह सविस्मयः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | evamuktvā tu virate munau kalaśajanmani | kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāsaḥ punarāha savismayaḥ

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : Lorsque le sage né de la jarre eut ainsi parlé puis se tut, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa reprit la parole, rempli d’émerveillement.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: Śrī Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन — ‘Śrī-Sūta’ (honorific + name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन — ‘said’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus’)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having said’

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• विरते: when (he) had paused
• विरते: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरत (प्रातिपदिक; √रम्/√विरम् से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन — ‘when (he) had ceased/paused’ (agreeing with ‘मुनौ’)

• मुनौ: in the sage (i.e., when the sage paused)
• मुनौ: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन — ‘in/with regard to the sage’ (locative absolute sense with ‘विरते’)

• कलशजन्मनि: in the pot-born (Agastya)
• कलशजन्मनि: Adhikarana (Appositional locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन — ‘in the pot-born one’ (epithet of Agastya)

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana
• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन — proper name ‘Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana’

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन — apposition to previous

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: ‘again’)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; ‘to say’)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन — ‘said’

• सविस्मयः: astonished
• सविस्मयः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन — बहुव्रीहि: ‘one who has astonishment’ = ‘astonished’ (qualifying Vyāsa)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet forest āśrama setting: Agastya (kalasha-janman) has finished speaking; Vyāsa, astonished, leans forward to continue the inquiry while Sūta narrates.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Agastya (Kalaśajanman)
• Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic wisdom is transmitted through revered lineages of teachers; wonder (vismaya) signals the greatness of tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, Ayodhyā and its tīrthas—this verse marks a narrative transition after their praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a speaker-transition verse within the Purāṇic frame narration.