Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

उविष्टः प्रमुदितः कपिलेन सहैव च । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र वार्तिकाः समुपागताः

Transliteration

uviṣṭaḥ pramuditaḥ kapilena sahaiva ca | etasminnaṃtare tatra vārtikāḥ samupāgatāḥ

Translation

ഞാൻ കപിലനോടൊപ്പം ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ഇരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, അതേ സമയത്ത് വാർത്തകളുമായി ദൂതന്മാർ അവിടെ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നു.

Word by Word

• उविष्टः: seated
• उविष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रमुदितः: delighted
• प्रमुदितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + मुद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कपिलेन: with Kapila
• कपिलेन: Sahakari (Companion/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment marker/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime, in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/interval locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• वार्तिकाः: messengers / news-bringers
• वार्तिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समुपागताः: arrived
• समुपागताः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Brahmā’s luminous hall, Skanda and Kapila sit joyfully; suddenly celestial messengers enter, hands raised in respectful salutation, bearing urgent yet auspicious news.

Characters & Entities

• Kapila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-teachings unfold through timely meetings—sages, companions, and messengers become instruments of revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.