Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

किंचिद्विज्ञापयष्यामो वयं त्वां श्रृणु तत्त्वतः । पूर्वप्रसिद्ध आचारः प्रोच्यते जयिनामयम्

Transliteration

kiṃcidvijñāpayaṣyāmo vayaṃ tvāṃ śrṛṇu tattvataḥ | pūrvaprasiddha ācāraḥ procyate jayināmayam

Translation

Kami hendak menyampaikan suatu permohonan kepadamu—dengarkanlah dengan kebenaran sejatinya. Ini adalah laku suci yang kuno dan termasyhur, dinyatakan bagi mereka yang mendambakan kemenangan.

Word by Word

• kiṃcit: something
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (something)

• vijñāpayiṣyāmaḥ: we shall inform/request
• vijñāpayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; personal pronoun

• tvām: you
• tvām: Sampradāna/Karma (Addressee/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; personal pronoun

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tattvataḥ: in truth; accurately
• tattvataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattvatas (अव्यय; from tattva)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: truly/in reality)

• pūrva-prasiddhaḥ: previously well-known
• pūrva-prasiddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + prasiddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; pra-√sidh 'सिध्' क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: पूर्वः च प्रसिद्धः च (previously well-known)

• ācāraḥ: practice; custom; rule of conduct
• ācāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• procyate: is proclaimed; is stated
• procyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• jayinām: of the victorious (ones)
• jayinām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; 'of the victors'

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject complement/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

Speaker

Surāḥ (the gods), addressing Guha (Skanda) (deduced from previous verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience (implied).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, still in añjali, speak earnestly to Skanda; the atmosphere shifts from pure reverence to counsel—an advisory moment about an ancient observance for victors.

Characters & Entities

• Surāḥ (gods)
• Guha (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right conduct (ācāra) transmitted through tradition is a dharmic means to attain success and victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate setting remains the Kumāreśa installation locale; the verse shifts to introducing an ācāra rather than naming a new tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An old, victory-giving ācāra/vow is introduced (details to follow in subsequent verses).