Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । भूयोऽपिसंप्रवक्ष्यामि धनुष्कोटेस्तु वैभवम् । युष्माकमादरेणाहं नैमिषारण्यवा सिनः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | bhūyo'pisaṃpravakṣyāmi dhanuṣkoṭestu vaibhavam | yuṣmākamādareṇāhaṃ naimiṣāraṇyavā sinaḥ

Translation

ശ്രീസൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും ധനുഷ്കോടിയുടെ വൈഭവം പ്രസ്താവിക്കും. ഹേ നൈമിഷാരണ്യവാസികളേ, നിങ്ങളോടുള്ള ആദരത്താലാണ് ഞാൻ ഈ വചനമുച്ഛരിക്കുന്നത്.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + सूतः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

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

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अपि: also, indeed
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall narrate/declare
• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः—सम् + प्र

• धनुष्कोटेः: of the Bow’s End (Dhanuṣkoṭi)
• धनुष्कोटेः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष्कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—धनुषः कोटिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• वैभवम्: glory, magnificence
• वैभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदरेण: with respect/attention
• आदरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नैमिषारण्यवासिनः: O dwellers of Naimiṣa forest
• नैमिषारण्यवासिनः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिषारण्य + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—नैमिषारण्ये वासिनः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya-vāsinaḥ (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta seated in a forest hermitage assembly at Naimiṣāraṇya, addressing attentive ṛṣis; in the narrative aura, the far southern seashore of Dhanuṣkoṭi is evoked as a sacred boundary.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Dhanuṣkoṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through reverent listening; devotion to tīrtha-māhātmya opens the listener to merit and insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi, within the Setu-khaṇḍa sacred geography (Setu region associated with pilgrimage traditions).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on attentive, respectful hearing of the tīrtha’s greatness.