Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्माद्विमृश्य भोः सूत संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि । व्यासप्रसादात्सकलं जानासि त्वं न चापरः

Transliteration

tasmādvimṛśya bhoḥ sūta saṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi | vyāsaprasādātsakalaṃ jānāsi tvaṃ na cāparaḥ

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಹೇ ಸೂತ! ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ ಈ ಸಂಶಯವನ್ನು ಛೇದಿಸಬೇಕು. ವ್ಯಾಸಪ್ರಸಾದದಿಂದ ನೀನು ಸಕಲವನ್ನೂ ತಿಳಿದವನು; ನಿನಗಿಂತ ಬೇರೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that’

• vimṛśya: having considered
• vimṛśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi + mṛś (मृश् धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having reflected’

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-निपात (vocative particle)

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

• saṃśayam: doubt
• saṃśayam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• chettum: to cut off, to dispel
• chettum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid (छिद् धातु) + तुमुन् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); क्रियार्थ-उद्देश्य (purpose)

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vyāsa-prasādāt: by/through Vyāsa’s grace
• vyāsa-prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘Vyāsa’s grace’; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• sakalam: all, entire
• sakalam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषवाचक-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय (and/also)

• aparaḥ: another (one)
• aparaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘another (person)’

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful address to Sūta in an assembly; gestures of inquiry and assurance; palm-leaf manuscripts and a seat of honor indicating narrative authority.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True understanding is sought through reflection and competent transmission; the sages appeal to lineage-based authority (Vyāsa’s grace) to clarify doctrine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa teaching dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to remove doubt through reasoned explanation grounded in scriptural lineage.