Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

किमत्र कारणं ब्रह्मन्सर्वेभ्योऽप्यधिकं स्मृतम् । सर्वं विस्तरतो ब्रूहि परं कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

kimatra kāraṇaṃ brahmansarvebhyo'pyadhikaṃ smṛtam | sarvaṃ vistarato brūhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me

Translation

“Wahai Brahmana, apakah sebabnya hingga ia dikenang lebih unggul daripada semuanya? Jelaskanlah semuanya dengan rinci, sebab rasa ingin tahuku sangat besar.”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कारणम्: cause/reason
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वेभ्यः: from all / than all
• सर्वेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थः—also/even

• अधिकम्: greater/superior
• अधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तुलनार्थे—‘more/superior’

• स्मृतम्: is regarded (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः—‘is considered/remembered’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• परम्: great/utmost
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—कौतूहलम्

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle), अर्थः—indeed/for

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचनरूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी—‘मम’ अर्थे

Speaker

Yayāti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmin narrator (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yayāti leans forward with earnest eyes, palms joined yet questioning; the Brahmin-sage prepares to narrate the origin; scrolls or a water-pot beside him; the tirtha glows quietly in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti
• Rūpatīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic inquiry is valued: seekers are encouraged to ask for the causes behind a tīrtha’s greatness, not merely hear results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha remains the subject; Yayāti asks why it is considered greater than all other tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is an invitation to a fuller kathā (detailed sacred narrative).