Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ता नान्यकार्येषु लालसा । वाग्यताः सुश्रवोऽव्यग्राः श्रोतारः पुण्यभागिनः

Transliteration

śivabhaktisamāyuktā nānyakāryeṣu lālasā | vāgyatāḥ suśravo'vyagrāḥ śrotāraḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ

Translation

ശിവഭക്തിയോടെ യുക്തരായി, മറ്റു കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ ലാലസയില്ലാതെ, വാക്ക് നിയന്ത്രിച്ച്, ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കേട്ട്, അവ്യഗ്രരായിരിക്കുന്ന ശ്രോതാക്കളാണ് പുണ്യത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗഭാക്കൾ।

Word by Word

• शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ताः: endowed with devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् ‘to join’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रोतारः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यकार्येषु: in other activities
• अन्यकार्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• लालसाः: eager/greedy (for them)
• लालसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लालसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रोतारः)

• वाग्यताः: restrained in speech
• वाग्यताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यत (कृदन्त; √यम् ‘to restrain’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुश्रवः: good-hearing/attentive listeners
• सुश्रवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अव्यग्राः: undistracted
• अव्यग्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + व्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• श्रोतारः: listeners
• श्रोतारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• पुण्यभागिनः: partakers of merit
• पुण्यभागिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of listeners seated with folded hands, eyes fixed on the speaker; their mouths closed in disciplined silence; a subtle Śiva-liṅga or Śiva banner indicating Śiva-bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The listener’s inner posture—Śiva-bhakti, focus, and restraint—determines the kathā’s spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the emphasis is on the devotional qualification of the audience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral discipline for listeners: remain quiet, attentive, and undistracted, grounded in devotion to Śiva.