Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तृप्तिर्न जायतेऽस्माकं त्वद्वचोमृतपायिनाम् । अतः शुश्रूषमाणानां भूयो ब्रूहि कथाः शुभाः

Transliteration

tṛptirna jāyate'smākaṃ tvadvacomṛtapāyinām | ataḥ śuśrūṣamāṇānāṃ bhūyo brūhi kathāḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

ഞങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ വചനാമൃതം പാനം ചെയ്തിട്ടും തൃപ്തി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നില്ല. അതിനാൽ ശ്രവിക്കാൻ ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ള ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് വീണ്ടും മംഗളകരമായ കഥകൾ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുക.

Word by Word

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• त्वत्-वचः-अमृत-पायिनाम्: of (those) who drink the nectar of your words
• त्वत्-वचः-अमृत-पायिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पायिन् (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘त्वद्वचः अमृतं पिबन्ति ये’

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे)

• शुश्रूषमाणानाम्: of us who are eager to listen/serve by listening
• शुश्रूषमाणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुश्रूष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-धातोः वर्तमानकाले ‘सेवमान’ अर्थे

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), पुनरर्थक

• ब्रूहि: tell/speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कथाः: stories
• कथाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to कथाः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (kathā-kshetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with serene yet eager expressions lean forward toward Sūta, hands in añjali; a metaphorical stream of nectar flows from his speech into their ears, symbolizing ‘vacanāmṛta’.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional listening to dharma-kathā is inexhaustibly sweet and spiritually sustaining, prompting continued inquiry and learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) as a sacred practice within the Setukhaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for continued kathā—i.e., ongoing śravaṇa and instruction in auspicious teachings.