Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा सुचिरं ध्यात्वा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । अब्रवीच्छृणु राजेंद्र सरहस्यं वदामि ते

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā suciraṃ dhyātvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | abravīcchṛṇu rājeṃdra sarahasyaṃ vadāmi te

Translation

ສູຕະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນແລ້ວ ມະຫາມຸນີ ວິສວາມິດຣະ ໄດ້ພິຈາລະນາຢ່າງຍາວນານ ແລ້ວກ່າວວ່າ: “ຈົ່ງຟັງເຖີດ ໂອ ກະສັດຜູ້ປະເສີດ; ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະບອກຄຳສອນນີ້ພ້ອມຄວາມລັບພາຍໃນແກ່ທ່ານ”។

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated/reflected
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Apposition (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः कर्मधारय (महान् + मुनिः)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Sambodhana-prayoga (Addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (राज्ञां इन्द्रः)

• सरहस्यम्: with its secret
• सरहस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः अव्ययीभाव (स + रहस्य = रहस्यसहितम्)

• वदामि: I tell
• वदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana/Adhikari (Recipient/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) एकवचन (Singular) (enclitic)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating); embedded speaker: Viśvāmitra addressing the king

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-hermitage setting: Viśvāmitra, after long meditation, turns to address a king with a solemn, secret teaching; Sūta narrates the scene to an assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Viśvāmitra
• rājendra (Ānarta king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha teaching includes an inner principle (rahasya) that unifies many practices into a meaningful, accessible path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse introduces Viśvāmitra’s forthcoming confidential explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it announces an upcoming ‘rahasya’ that will clarify the effective method.