Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुराणार्थोपदेशेन सर्वप्राण्युपका रक । त्वया ह्यनुगृहीताः स्म पुराणकथनाद्वयम्

Transliteration

purāṇārthopadeśena sarvaprāṇyupakā raka | tvayā hyanugṛhītāḥ sma purāṇakathanādvayam

Translation

പുരാണാർത്ഥം ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ നിങ്ങൾ സർവ്വപ്രാണികൾക്കും ഉപകാരകനാണ്. തീർച്ചയായും പുരാണകഥനത്തിലൂടെ നിങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളോട് അനുകമ്പ കാണിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पुराणार्थोपदेशेन: by instruction in the meaning of the Purāṇa
• पुराणार्थोपदेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + अर्थ + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—(पुराणार्थ) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, ततः ‘उपदेश’ इति तत्पुरुषः; करणम्

• सर्वप्राण्युपकारक: O benefactor of all beings
• सर्वप्राण्युपकारक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्राणी + उपकारक (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वेषां प्राणिनाम् उपकारकः’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphatic/causal particle)

• अनुगृहीताः: favored, shown grace
• अनुगृहीताः: Karma-bhava / Predicate (Passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘we (are) favored’

• स्म: indeed/just (particle)
• स्म: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्म-निपात; भूतार्थ/स्मरणार्थ, perfective particle)

• पुराणकथनात्: from the narration of the Purāṇa
• पुराणकथनात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + कथन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘पुराणस्य कथनम्’)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇa narrator/reciter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages express gratitude to the narrator who holds a manuscript; the atmosphere is that of a sacred classroom—listeners transformed by hearing—suggesting the Purāṇa as a compassionate bridge for all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Vyāsa (implied via prior verse)
• Purāṇa tradition

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Teaching and hearing Purāṇic dharma is framed as universal welfare (sarva-prāṇi-upakāra) and a form of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named directly; it continues the Setukhaṇḍa discourse that contextualizes Setu/Rāmeśvaram’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa/kathana (listening to and reciting Purāṇic narration) as a dharmic practice.