Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

विस्तरेण मम ब्रूहि माहात्म्यं परमाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

vistareṇa mama brūhi māhātmyaṃ paramādbhutam

Translation

Jelaskan kepadaku secara terperinci kemuliaan (māhātmya) yang sungguh maha menakjubkan itu.

Word by Word

• विस्तरेण: in detail
• विस्तरेण: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन — क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental used adverbially: ‘in detail’)

• मम: to me
• मम: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी; एकवचन — ‘to me/for me’ (genitive used for recipient)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन — ‘tell/speak’

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• परमाद्भुतम्: supremely wonderful
• परमाद्भुतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन — ‘supremely wonderful’ (qualifying ‘माहात्म्यम्’)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa leans forward, palms joined, requesting the ‘paramādbhuta māhātmya’ in full detail; Agastya prepares to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Māhātmya (topic: Ayodhyā tīrthas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One should seek deeper understanding of sacred places and their dharma, not stopping at brief praise but asking for full instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sacred network (māhātmya), including the previously mentioned confluence and Viṣṇu manifestations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is an invitation to elaborate the rites, merits, and sacred history further.