Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

श्रृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि स भवेत्कीर्तिमान्नरः । बह्वायुः सुभगः श्रीमान्कांतिमाञ्छुभदर्शनः

Transliteration

śrṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi sa bhavetkīrtimānnaraḥ | bahvāyuḥ subhagaḥ śrīmānkāṃtimāñchubhadarśanaḥ

Translation

ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവനും മറ്റുള്ളവരെ ശ്രവിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും കീർത്തിമാനാകുന്നു. അവന് ദീർഘായുസ്സും സൗഭാഗ്യവും ശ്രീസമ്പത്തും കാന്തിയും ശുഭദർശനവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• श्रृणुयात्: may (he) listen
• श्रृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• श्रावयेत्: may (he) cause to hear / recite to others
• श्रावयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: 'also/even')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• कीर्तिमान्: famous, renowned
• कीर्तिमान्: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचनम् (singular); मतुपन्त-विशेषणम् (possessive adj.)

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• बह्वायुः: long-lived
• बह्वायुः: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (बहु-आयुः = having much life); पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सुभगः: fortunate, handsome
• सुभगः: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• श्रीमान्: prosperous, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; मतुपन्त-विशेषणम्

• कान्तिमान्: radiant, splendid
• कान्तिमान्: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; मतुपन्त-विशेषणम्

• शुभदर्शनः: of auspicious appearance
• शुभदर्शनः: Karta-pradhāna Viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (शुभं दर्शनं यस्य); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced) presenting phalaśruti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee listens to a Skanda-kathā near a sanctum; the narrator recites while lamps glow, and the listener is shown gaining radiance and auspicious presence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda-kathā (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sharing sacred narration is itself a dharmic offering; hearing and teaching Purāṇic kathā are both praised as merit-producing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general phalaśruti for Skanda-related narration within the Kaumārikā section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvaṇa (causing others to hear/reciting publicly) are recommended.