Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

इत्येवं जनवादोऽपि संप्राप्तो मयि सत्यताम् । आजन्मसंचितानां तु पुण्यानामुदयोदये

Transliteration

ityevaṃ janavādo'pi saṃprāpto mayi satyatām | ājanmasaṃcitānāṃ tu puṇyānāmudayodaye

Translation

かくして世の言い伝えも、我が身において真実となった。生まれ生まれに積み重ねた功徳が、起こり起こって実を結ぶのだ。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• jana-vādaḥ: people’s talk, public report
• jana-vādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘janānāṃ vādaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• saṃprāptaḥ: has reached, has come
• saṃprāptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + prāp (धातु) → saṃprāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with ‘janavādaḥ’

• mayi: in me, with regard to me
• mayi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• satyatām: truthfulness, reality
• satyatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; goal/state attained

• ā-janma-saṃcitānām: of those accumulated since birth
• ā-janma-saṃcitānām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcita (कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः; ‘ājanma’ = from birth; ‘ājanma-saṃcita’ = accumulated since birth), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; qualifies ‘puṇyānām’

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• puṇyānām: of merits, virtuous deeds
• puṇyānām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुंलिङ्ग as ‘puṇya’), षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• udaya-udaye: at the repeated arising (of results)
• udaya-udaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaya (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (द्वन्द्वः/पुनरुक्ति-समासः; ‘udaya-udaya’ = repeated rising), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Unnamed petitioner/king (addressing Gautama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker reflects calmly: common sayings about merit prove true; the invisible store of past-life virtues rises into visible fruition like the sun repeatedly dawning.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit accrued over many lives matures at the right time, producing auspicious encounters and spiritual openings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse speaks generally of puṇya’s maturation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the focus is doctrinal—how puṇya accumulates and bears fruit.