Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
काले कृतोपनयनौ गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतौ । चक्रतुः सर्वविद्यानां संग्रहं विनयान्वितौ
Transliteration
kāle kṛtopanayanau guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratau | cakratuḥ sarvavidyānāṃ saṃgrahaṃ vinayānvitau
Translation
時至って二人はウパナヤナの入門を受け、師（グル）への奉仕に励み、謙虚さを備えて、あらゆる学芸の総集を修めた。
Word by Word
कालेin time/at the proper time
काले:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in due time’
कृतोपनयनौhaving had the upanayana performed
कृतोपनयनौ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत + उपनयन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कृदन्त-पूर्वपद (कृत-) सहितः; तत्पुरुष (कृतम् उपनयनम् ययोः)
गुरुशुश्रूषणेin service to the teacher
गुरुशुश्रूषणे:
Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु + शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुरोः शुश्रूषणम्)
रतौdevoted/engaged
रतौ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (तौ)
चक्रतुःthey did/made
चक्रतुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद
सर्वविद्यानाम्of all sciences/arts
सर्वविद्यानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाः विद्याः)
संग्रहम्collection/compendium
संग्रहम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
विनयान्वितौendowed with discipline
विनयान्वितौ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविनय + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (विनयेन अन्वितौ)
Speaker
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Characters & Entities
B
BhadrāyuS
SunayaG
Guru (teacher)FAQs
True learning is grounded in initiation, discipline, humility, and service to the teacher—knowledge without vinaya is incomplete.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the dharma of studentship (brahmacarya).
Upanayana (initiation) is explicitly mentioned, along with the dharmic practice of guru-śuśrūṣā (service to the teacher).