Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्कंद उवाच । तत्र गत्वा महादेव किं करिष्यसि सांप्रतम् । तन्मे ब्रूहि जगन्नाथ कृत्यं सर्वमशेषतः

Transliteration

skaṃda uvāca | tatra gatvā mahādeva kiṃ kariṣyasi sāṃpratam | tanme brūhi jagannātha kṛtyaṃ sarvamaśeṣataḥ

Translation

ສະກັນດະກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ມະຫາເທວະ ເມື່ອໄປຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນແລ້ວ ບັດນີ້ພຣະອົງຈະກະທໍາສິ່ງໃດ? ໂອ ຈະກັນນາຖ ຂໍໃຫ້ຕັດບອກເປົ້າໝາຍແລະກິດທັງປວງໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ໂດຍບໍ່ເຫຼືອສິ່ງໃດ.”

Word by Word

• skandaḥ: Skanda
• skandaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having gone'

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्न (interrogative)

• kariṣyasi: will you do
• kariṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: now/at present)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-एकवचन (Dative/Genitive Singular); अत्र चतुर्थी (to me)

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtyam: the task/duty
• kṛtyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying 'kṛtyam')

• aśeṣataḥ: completely
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (adverb: entirely/without remainder)

Speaker

Skanda (Ṣaḍānana/Kārttikeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, respectful and earnest, questions Śiva about his intended actions at Dharmāraṇya; the moment is intimate—teacher and disciple poised at the threshold of a sacred narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śiva (Mahādeva, Jagannātha)
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inquiry with humility—asking the divine purpose—opens the way for deeper teaching (māhātmya and dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, referenced as the place Śiva intends to visit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the verse sets up an explanatory discourse on what Śiva will do.