Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

यथा श्रुत्वा विजानासि युक्तमंगीकृतं मया । पुराहं विचरन्पार्थ त्रिलोकीं कपिलानुगः

Transliteration

yathā śrutvā vijānāsi yuktamaṃgīkṛtaṃ mayā | purāhaṃ vicaranpārtha trilokīṃ kapilānugaḥ

Translation

കേട്ടാൽ നിനക്ക് ബോധ്യമാകേണ്ടതിന്—എന്റെ സമ്മതം യുക്തിസഹമാണെന്ന്—ഹേ പാർഥ, പൂർവ്വം ഞാൻ കപിലന്റെ അനുഗാമിയായി ത്രിലോകം സഞ്ചരിച്ചിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, in the manner that
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverbial modifier/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• विजानासि: you understand/know
• विजानासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युक्तम्: proper, fitting
• युक्तम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अङ्गीकृतम्: accepted
• अङ्गीकृतम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (accepted)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartrikarana (Agent in passive/instrumental of agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विचरन्: wandering
• विचरन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्रिलोकीम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः यस्यां सा)

• कपिल-अनुगः: a follower of Kapila
• कपिल-अनुगः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कपिलस्य अनुगः)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda (or narrator) recounts wandering through the three worlds alongside sage Kapila; a montage-like depiction of celestial, earthly, and nether realms connected by a luminous path.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kapila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic authority is grounded in realized travel and lineage; narration is offered with a reasoned basis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named yet; the verse introduces Nārada’s background for the forthcoming tīrtha narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative preface establishing credibility for the māhātmya.