Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वं तवाख्यानं कथयामि महामुने । येन मे गर्हितं भोज्यं विभवश्च तथेदृशः

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaṃ tavākhyānaṃ kathayāmi mahāmune | yena me garhitaṃ bhojyaṃ vibhavaśca tathedṛśaḥ

Translation

それゆえ、大いなるムニよ、私は一切の次第を語ろう。いかにして我が食は非難されるものとなり、またこのような並外れた栄華が我に及んだのかを。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (cause)
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’ इत्यस्य पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपं; अव्ययीभावेन कारण/हेतु-अर्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘अतः/तद्-कारणात्’ (ablatival adverb)

• सर्वम्: everything; the whole (account)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: द्वितीया—कर्म)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (genitive singular)

• आख्यानम्: narrative; story; account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (object)

• कथयामि: I tell; I narrate
• कथयामि: Kriyā (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि = महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (vocative singular)

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (instrumental singular); हेतु/साधनार्थे

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपं (enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी—‘मम’

• गर्हितम्: condemned; blameworthy
• गर्हितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गर्ह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• भोज्यम्: food; that which is to be eaten
• भोज्यम्: Karma (Object/Thing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/fit-to-be-eaten)

• विभवः: wealth; prosperity
• विभवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus; so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थे (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• ईदृशः: such; of this kind
• ईदृशः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘विभवः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Vaimānika

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (a great sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged, chastened former king sits before a great sage in an āśrama, hands folded, beginning a full confession; behind him, faint motifs of royal insignia now set aside.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting fault and explaining causes before a sage is part of purification; dharma is clarified through truthful narration and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene remains within a tīrtha setting near sacred waters; the verse prepares the tīrtha-linked backstory rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it implies confession/truthful disclosure before a sage as a dharmic corrective.